7 sentences with 'aristocratic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word aristocratic and other words derived from it.
• « He drew legal distinctions between "free men" or aristocratic citizens, commoners and slaves, treating the same crimes very differently. »
• « To avoid civil war, the Athenians appointed Solon (638 - 558 BC), an aristocratic but just politician, to serve as tyrant and reform institutions. His most important step in restoring order was to cancel debts and eliminate debt slavery itself. »
• « Under the consuls was the Senate, essentially a large body of aristocratic administrators, appointed for life, who controlled the finances of the state. »
• « Between the 15th and 17th centuries a number of intellectuals in universities, churches and aristocratic courts and salons wrote numerous essays and books questioning whether women were naturally immoral, weak and foolish or whether, on the contrary, education and environment could lead to intelligence and morality comparable to that of men. »
• « One facet of the Scientific Revolution that is often overlooked is the involvement of (mostly aristocratic) women. »
• « Salons, which were common in the major cities of France and Germany, were more aristocratic gatherings where leading philosophers would often read their latest works, and the assembled group would engage in debate and discussion. »