as in noble
a person of high birth or social position
could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century
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Weddell’s own journey to Rome to purchase the statue reflects the practice of Grand Tours across the cities of the ancient world, popular among young British aristocrats.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Continue reading to learn which celebrities have real life ties to monarchs and aristocrats.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 2 Jan. 2025
What those aristocrats don’t know is that though their Truthsayer seems to integrate into their houses and customs, their actual loyalty is to the Bene Gesserit sisterhood.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Eventually, the novel grows to encompass a network of victims and perpetrators: Polish aristocrats, other prisoners in the women’s barracks, the famed writer Tadeusz Borowski, and the camp commandant Rudolf Höss, along with his wife, Hedwig.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Continue reading to learn which celebrities have real life ties to monarchs and aristocrats.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 2 Jan. 2025
What those aristocrats don’t know is that though their Truthsayer seems to integrate into their houses and customs, their actual loyalty is to the Bene Gesserit sisterhood.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Eventually, the novel grows to encompass a network of victims and perpetrators: Polish aristocrats, other prisoners in the women’s barracks, the famed writer Tadeusz Borowski, and the camp commandant Rudolf Höss, along with his wife, Hedwig.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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