Definition of Aristocracy

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Aristocracy
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    A government ruled by a class.

  • Aristocracy
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    A government in which a class of men rules supreme. A form of government which is lodged in a council composed of select members or ndbles, without a monarch, and exclusive of the people. A privileged class of the people; nobles and dignitaries; people of wealth and station.