Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group. · An individual member of such a group. · Someone who is among the best at a certain task. · A typeface with 12 characters per inch.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryOf high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. · Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
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