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    nobility - aristocracy

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    Can anyone tell me the difference between the English nobility and the aristocracy? And where does the Royal Family come into it? Are they nobles, or aristocrats, or neither?
    I've googled but can't find anything conclusive. And I'm in a bit of a hurry.

    Thanks all you noble Leos.
    AuthorMini Cooper (236699) 02 Sep 07, 15:05
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    the nobility: people of high social position who have titles such as that of duke or duchesss

    aristorcracy: people born in the highest social class, who have special titles

    nobility: members of the aristocracy
    On behalf of Oxford Dictionary, nobility is a synonyme for aristocracy.
    #1Authortranslator (315510) 02 Sep 07, 15:11
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    Dem würde ich zustimmen. Die königliche Familie stellt die Spitze der Aristokratie dar, die ja insgesamt hierarchisch aufgebaut ist.

    Nobility leitet sich aus dem Lateinischen ab: nobilis = edel, vornehm
    Aristocracy aus dem Griechischen: aristos = edelster, bester, tüchtigster und kratein = herrschen
    #2Author Selima (107) 02 Sep 07, 15:19
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    I think Selima pointed out the slight difference between the two: "cracy" - ruling class. To come from nonbility does not necessarfily mean to come from a ruling family, whereas the "cracy" in aristocracy denotes just that. These days, of course, that slight difference has completely disappeared in most societies.
    #3Author dude (253248) 02 Sep 07, 15:28
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    Im Grunde heißt aristokratia Herrschaft der Tüchtigsten. Aber bereits in der griechischen Antike fand der Bedeutungswandel statt von der Bezeichnung einer Herrschaftsform zur Bezeichnung eines Standes - also aristokratia = Adel.
    #4Author Selima (107) 02 Sep 07, 15:42
     
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