the highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices
贵族(阶级)
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members of the aristocracy. 贵族阶级成员。
[mass noun]a form of government in which power is held by the nobility
贵族统治。
a state governed in this way
贵族统治的国家。
"late 15th cent.: from Old French