adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ ris-t ə - ' kra-tik, ( ˌ )a- ˌ ris-t ə -, ˌ a-r ə -st ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French aristocratique, from Medieval Latin aristocraticus, from Greek aristokratikos, from aristokratia
Date: 1602
1 : belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy
2 a : socially exclusive <an aristocratic neighborhood> b : SNOBBISH
– aris · to · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb