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aristocracy

[ar-uh-stok-ruh-see] / ˌær əˈstɒk rə si /


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Her mother, the Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra, had authentic aristocracy, but was also “a one-woman panzer division.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Dior designer Jonathan Anderson delivered his vision Wednesday of "today's aristocracy" in his second menswear show for the brand in Paris, mixing new gender-mixed creations with house symbols.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Marie Antoinette would be executed in October of the same year; French fashion influence was a sign of an effete aristocracy that was potentially losing its grip.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Unlike “old money” aristocracy, they have an inkling of what it’s like to struggle.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

This story, embellished or not, became part of Andrew Jackson’s legacy as a defiant and lifelong enemy of the British and the world of privilege and aristocracy they represented.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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