aristocracy

Other forms of aristocracy

plural

aristocracies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aristocracy

What does aristocracy mean?

aristocracy means "a privileged class holding hereditary titles". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aristocracy?

aristocracy has 5 syllables: ar-i-sto-cra-cy. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/.

What is another word for aristocracy?

Close synonyms include nobility, gentry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aristocracy a common word?

aristocracy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.