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upper class

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

Origin:
1830–40


upper-class, adjective
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upper class  
n.  The highest socioeconomic class in a society.
up'per-class' (ŭp'ər-klās') adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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