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The aristocracy [1] is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. [2] In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, or India, aristocratic status came from belonging to a military class. It has also ...
The Old English word for lord is hlaford (' loaf-guardian ' or ' bread-giver '). [7] The early law codes of Kent use the Old English word eorl (' high born ', ' noble ') to describe an aristocrat. By the 8th century, the word gesith (' companion '; Latin: comes) had replaced eorl as the common term for a nobleman. [8] [9]
Aristocracy (from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā) 'rule of the best'; from ἄριστος (áristos) 'best' and κράτος (krátos) 'power, strength') is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.
Hugh Grosvenor is just 28 years old and has a fortune of over £10bn and is far richer than the Queen.
Freiherr, a German word meaning literally "Free Master" or "Free Lord" (i.e. not subdued to feudal chores or drudgery), is the German equivalent of the English term "Baron", with the important difference that unlike the British Baron, he is not a "Peer of the Realm" (member of the high aristocracy). [37] The female equivalent is Freifrau.
Fox family (English aristocracy) (2 C, 22 P) Fremantle family (17 P) G. Gage family (1 C, 20 P) Gladstone family (21 P) Glyn family (14 P) Godley family (9 P)
The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0297761056. Sanders, Ivor John (1960). English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Warren, W. L. (1987). The Governance of Norman and Angevin England, 1086–1272. The ...
Some examples: Maronite nobility had been granted by the church (El Azzi, El Khazen, et al.), versus Islamic nobility such as the Hashemite dynasty which based their status on descent from the Prophet Mohammed. Other noble families married into the European aristocracy, such as the House of Sursock.