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“aristocracy” in Latin
cīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colrēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairs
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aristocracy
as an administration, paucorum et principum administratio.
As a form ofgovernment, ejus reipublicae status, cum est penes delectos omnium summa potestas; optimatium status; ea imperii forma, qua vis omnis penes primores civitatis est (after Liv., 1, 43).
An aristocratical state, respoblica, quae a principibus tenetur; optimatium ciritas; civitas, in qua cives per principes reguntur; civitas, quae ab optimatibus (or optimatium arbitrio, Cic.) regitur; respublica optuma; respublica, quae est penes principes.
Sway or power of an aristocracy, optimatium dominatus or potentia: potestas atque opes optimatium.
“The aristocracy,” Vid: “the Aristocrats.”
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aristocracy?
- The usual Latin words for “aristocracy” are cīvitās, rēspūblica. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.