Ἀριστοκρατία

aristocracy

Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions

9 words

[Meaning] the dominion [kratesis] of the best men [aristoi].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀριστοκρατία· ἡ κράτησις τῶν ἀρίστων.

Betacode

*)aristokrati/a: h( kra/thsis tw=n a)ri/stwn.

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
See generally OCD(4) p.156, s.v. "aristocracy" and "aristocracy, attitudes to".