Old money
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| - | :''[[aristocracy (class)]]'' | + | '''''Old money''''' is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families" or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth." The term typically describes families wealthy for generations. |
| - | The term '''aristocracy''' refers to a form of government where [[power]] is [[hereditary]], and split between a small number of families. It is derived from two [[Ancient Greek]] words, "''[[aristos]]''" meaning the "[[best]]" and "''[[kratein]]''" "to rule" and so aristocracy originally meant "rule by the best". Aristocracies have most often been hereditary [[Plutocracy|plutocracies]] (see below), with a belief in their own superiority. Aristocracies often include a monarch who although a member of the aristocracy rules over the aristocracy as well as the rest of society. | + | |
| - | Aristocracy can also refer to the highest class in society even if they do not rule directly. | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | == See also == |
| - | * [[Gentry]] | + | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> |
| - | * [[Nobility]] | + | *[[Aristocracy]] |
| - | * [[Old Money]] | + | *[[Nobility]] |
| + | *[[Gentry]] | ||
| + | *[[Landed gentry]] | ||
| + | *[[Patrician (post-Roman Europe)]] | ||
| + | *[[Social environment]] | ||
| + | *[[High culture]] | ||
| + | *[[Social status]] | ||
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Old money is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families" or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth." The term typically describes families wealthy for generations.
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