nonaristocratic

adjective

non·​aris·​to·​crat·​ic ˌnän-ə-ˌri-stə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce nonaristocratic (audio)
-(ˌ)a-ˌri-stə-,
-ˌa-rə-stə-
: not belonging or appropriate to the aristocracy : not aristocratic
… thinks that even his nonaristocratic customers feel rich when they buy his designs.Newsweek

Examples of nonaristocratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Middleton has also had to contend with years of classist remarks about her nonaristocratic upbringing: People called her family the middle-class Middletons. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonaristocratic was in 1833

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“Nonaristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonaristocratic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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