optimatie
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optimatie — (o pti ma sie) s. f. Synonyme peu usité d aristocratie. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. optimates, les riches, les puissants, les aristocrates, d optimus, très bon (voy. optimè) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Optimacy — Op ti*ma*cy, n. [Cf. F. optimatie. See {Optimate}.] 1. Government by the nobility. [R.] Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Collectively, the nobility. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-acy — suffix forming nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy) (see also CRACY). Etymology: a branch of the suffix CY from or after F acie or L acia or atia or Gk ateia * * * a suffix of nouns… … Useful english dictionary
