<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">aristocracy</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>nobility</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>aristocrats</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>aristocracies</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>upper class</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The class of people in a society who hold exceptional rank, power, and privileges. The government in which this class is the ruling class is called an "aristocracy (form of government)." ]]></note></mads>