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Aristocracy

ARISTO'CRACY, n. [Gr. best, and to hold or govern.] A form of government, in which the whole supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state; or in a few men distinguished by their rank and opulenc...

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ARISTO'CRACY, n. [Gr. best, and to hold or govern.]

A form of government, in which the whole supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state; or in a few men distinguished by their rank and opulence. When the supreme power is exercised by a small number, the government is called an oligarchy. The latter word however is usually applied to a corrupted form of aristocracy.

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