aristocratical

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aristocratical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aristocratic \Ar`is*to*crat"ic\, Aristocratical
  \Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
        favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
        aristocratic constitution.
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     2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
        characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
        as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
        manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. --
        Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n.
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aristocratical - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aristocratical
      adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
             aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
             Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family";
             "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle
             blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South";
             "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features";
             "patrician tastes" [syn: aristocratic,
             aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle,
             patrician]