Aristocratic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aristocratic \Ar`is*to*crat"ic\, Aristocratical
  \Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
        favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
        aristocratic constitution.
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     2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
        characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
        as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
        manners. -- {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
        {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aristocratic
       adj : belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
             aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
             Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue
             family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy";
             "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the
             American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic
             features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratical}, {blue},
              {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  106 Moby Thesaurus words for "aristocratic":
     U, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, arrogant, august,
     authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, autonomous, bossy,
     bureaucratic, chivalrous, civic, civil, constitutional, courtly,
     democratic, despotic, dictatorial, dignified, domineering, ducal,
     elitist, exalted, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic,
     feudal, genteel, gentle, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, governmental,
     grand, grave, grinding, gubernatorial, heteronomous, high,
     high and mighty, high-handed, hubristic, imperative, imperial,
     imperious, imposing, kinglike, kingly, knightly, ladylike, lordly,
     magisterial, magistral, majestic, masterful, matriarchal,
     matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, noble,
     of gentle blood, of rank, official, oligarchal, oligarchic,
     oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
     parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, patrician, peremptory,
     pluralistic, political, princelike, princely, queenlike, queenly,
     quite the lady, regal, repressive, republican, royal, sedate,
     self-governing, severe, sober, solemn, stately, statuesque, strict,
     suppressive, theocratic, titled, totalitarian, tyrannical,
     tyrannous, venerable, worthy