Word: elites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lites
Definition: Plural of elite; a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Morphemes:
Affix: elite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: eligere
Language: la
Decoded: eligere
Meaning: to choose, elect
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.