Optimate
Pronunciation : Op"ti*mate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. optimus the best.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. [R.] -- n.
Defn: A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city. [R.] Chapman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913