Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) A type of lung disease marked by permanent damage to tissues in the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes chronic bronchitis, in which the bronchi (large air passages) are inflamed and scarred, and emphysema, in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) are damaged.
Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  affluent(noun) an affluent person; a person who is financially well off. the so-called emerging affluents. 2  feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent(adj) a branch that flows into the main stream.
Aristocracy definition, a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility See moreMinisterialis were people raised up from serfdom to be placed in positions of power and responsibility In the Holy Roman Empire, in the High Middle Ages, the word and its German translations, Ministerialen and Dienstmann, came They were, however, considered members of the nobility since that was a socialnbsp Define Aristocracy at Dictionarycom 2019 2018