optimate
Op"ti*mate, a. Etym: [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. optimus the best.] 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.