贵族 (阶级)
贵族在历史上与“世袭”或“统治”的社会阶级有关。在许多国家,贵族阶级包括拥有世袭等级和头衔的上等阶级(贵族)。在古希腊、古罗马或印度等国,贵族身份来自于军事种姓制度。特别是在非洲社会,贵族属于祭司王朝的情况也很普遍。贵族身份可能涉及到封建或法律特权。[1]

约1774年的法国贵族
参考文献
- The Aristocrats: a portrait of Britain's nobility and their way of life today, by Roy Perrott, (London 1968), pp. 5-10
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