upper class
noun
1.
a class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.
Origin
1830-40
Related forms
upper-class,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
upper class
upper class
noun
1.
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, esp the wealthy or the aristocracy
adjective
(
upper-class when prenominal
)
2.
of or relating to the upper class
3.
(
US
,
education
) of or relating to the junior or senior classes of a college or high school