Thread:Recludam/@comment-16241899-20161211100835/@comment-16241899-20161211102011

According to your definition, Paris Hilton would  be an aristocrat. Yeah, no...

Also, it is in your definition: "hereditary nobility"

I agree that we need a clearer definition of who goes in that category, but Sokolov, who has a high social standing but is still a commoner, not a noble, def goes not...

I would argue that even Corvo does not, but there I can see the argument that the position of Royal Protector is tied to a nobility title granted by the Emperor/Empress.