aristocracy
‘government by those who are the best citizens’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
F. aristocracie < La.Lat. aristocratia < Gk. aristokratia ‘government or rule of the best; an aristocracy’ < aristos ‘best of its kind, noblest, bravest, most virtuous’ + F. -cratie < Med.Lat. -cratia < Gk. -kratia ‘power, might; rule, sway; power over; a power, authority’ < kratos ‘strength’ < kre-tes- < kruh < kar- < Tamil kaṭu