What does "aristocratic" mean?

Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy

How do you pronounce "aristocratic"?

Pronounced //ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk//.

Common synonyms include: patrician, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratical.

/ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/ adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy
"An aristocratic constitution."
2
Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.
"An aristocratic measure."

Adjective

"I admire his aristocratic manners."

From French aristocratique, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós). By surface analysis, aristo- + -cratic.