elite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
    elite group.
  2. adjective satellite selected as the best
    elect.
    • an elect circle of artists
    • elite colleges

WordNet

e`lite" noun
Etymology
F., fr. élire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.
Definitions
  1. A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.

Webster 1913