Therefore, Kizoku is used globally for indicating a broad class that was placed above the common people class and was provided with various privileges hereditarily, and sometimes includes the Kozou class, the Ozoku class and the priest class as well, depending upon the terminology.
それゆえ、世界的に見れば、貴族とは平民の上に位置し、世襲により各種の特権を有する広い階層を指し、用語法によっては皇族、王族、僧侶階級なども含む場合がある。