† countyocracyn.
Obsolete.
The aristocracy and leading families of a county.Apparently an isolated use.
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optimacy1579
aristocracy1651
great world1699
peerage1725
well-connected1788
governing class1795
patriciate1795
well-connected1831
caste1842
(the) salt of the earth1842
the leisured class(es1848
japonicadom1851
countyocracy1859
masterclass1861
proprietariat1872
four hundred1888
the Establishment1923
gratin1934
power élite1942
U1954
upper1955
topside1958
1859 A. Trollope Bertrams II. vii. 101 Some mysterious acquaintance with the countyocracy that went a long way with the ladies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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