ARISTOKRATI?

den højeste socialklasse i visse samfund, bestående af rige og fornemme folk, typisk adelige eller med visse arvelige privilegier.

The term "aristocracy" (?ριστοκρατ?α) was first given in Athens to young citizens (the men of the ruling class) who led armies from the front line. Because military bravery was highly regarded as a virtue in ancient Greece, it was assumed that the armies were being led by "the best". From the ancient Greeks, the term passed on to the European Middle Ages for a similar hereditary class of military leaders often referred to as the "nobility". As in Greece, this was a class of privileged men and women whose familial connections to the regional armies allowed them to present themselves as the most "noble" or "best."

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