aristocracy

For example, the ideas of moral and intellectual advancement that Jefferson championed in the context of a so-called natural aristocracy were reinterpreted within a framework of collective advancement for all Black Americans.

In America, the middle class, not the aristocracy, exemplified the national spirit, though the phrase "middle class" was not widely used until the later 19th century.

Thus the differentiation in relationship the filmgoer may see in the lower-case dame portion of Smith’s career and image, and her aristocracy era.

But really what he represents is the dying power of British aristocracy.

The aristocracy, the moneyed middle class and the working poor are set side by side to see which might have the generational advantage.