Elite

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Elite
([E']leet)
Function: noun, adjective.
Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere.

Definition:

  • 1. First-class, elect, the chosen, selected as the best or most skilled members of a group.
  • 2. A highly innovative cult computer game from 1984 of unprecedented atmosphere and complexity.
  • 3. The most distinguished honour attainable in aforementioned game.