upper class

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noun
  1. a class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.

Origin of upper class

1
First recorded in 1830–40

Other words from upper class

  • upper-class, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for upper class

upper class

noun
  1. the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, esp the wealthy or the aristocracy

adjective(upper-class when prenominal)
  1. of or relating to the upper class

  2. US education of or relating to the junior or senior classes of a college or high school

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