貴き族ぞく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to the social class of nobles or aristocrats, or to the system of nobility. Can be used as a noun or as a no-adjective to modify another noun.

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族ぞく

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世せい

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The aristocracy system was abolished in the 19th century.

貴き族ぞく院いん
Specifically the House of Peers (upper house in pre-war Japan), while 貴族 is the broader concept of nobility.
華か族ぞく
Refers to the Japanese peerage system (1869–1947) and its members; 貴族 is a more general term for nobility, not limited to Japan.

From Middle Chinese 貴族 (kjw+jH dzuwk, “noble family”). The kanji 貴 means 'precious, noble' and 族 means 'family, clan'.