e 1 l 1 i 1 t 1 e 1
5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
adjective selected as the best
originFrom Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
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