# upper ten thousand

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy.

## Etymology
Coined in the 1800s by American poet and author Nathaniel Parker Willis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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