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Aristocracy (from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā) 'rule of the best'; from ἄριστος (áristos) 'best' and κράτος (krátos) 'power, strength') is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.
The aristocracy [1] is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. [2] In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, or India, aristocratic status came from belonging to a military class. It has also ...
The Modern French word bourgeois (/ ˈ b ʊər ʒ w ɑː / ⓘ BOORZH-wah or / b ʊər ˈ ʒ w ɑː / ⓘ boorzh-WAH, French: ⓘ) derived from the Old French borgeis or borjois ('town dweller'), which derived from bourg ('market town'), from the Old Frankish burg ('town'); in other European languages, the etymologic derivations include the Middle English burgeis, the Middle Dutch burgher, the ...
Ancient Rome, according to Ralph Mathisen, author of Ancient Roman Civilization: History and Sources, made political reforms, such as the introduction of the Council of the Plebs and the tribunes of the plebs. These two political bodies were created to give the plebeians a voice.
Aristos may refer to Refers to the Greek terminology for "nobility", and is the root term for aristocrat; This also refers to the Greek term for "superior" "best", see Arete (excellence) Aristos (publication) Aristos (Saga of the Skolian Empire) The Aristos, a 1964 book by John Fowles; Aristos Papandroulakis (born 1965), celebrity chef
The term gentry derives from gentrice, a word indicating high birth, high status, or gentleness.The term gradually came to be used for the lower ranks of the aristocracy, which along with the peerage had previously been considered part of the nobility.
The court of the Durrani Emirate of Afghanistan in 1839. Emir (/ ə ˈ m ɪər, eɪ ˈ m ɪər, ˈ eɪ m ɪər /; Arabic: أمير ʾamīr [ʔæˈmiːr] (listen ⓘ), also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority.
Nobility in its most general and strict sense is an acknowledged preeminence that is hereditary: legitimate descendants (or all male descendants, in some societies) of nobles are nobles, unless explicitly stripped of the privilege. The terms aristocrat and aristocracy are a less formal means to refer to persons belonging to this social milieu.