elite
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
Other meanings
Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
Synonyms
- elect
Related words
- antielite
- counterelite
- elitarian
- elitedom
- eliteness
- eliticide
- elitocracy
- nonelite
- subelite
- superelite
- unelite
- elite capture
Word history
From Latin "eligere" (to choose, elect).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “elite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.