patriciate

noun

pə-ˈtri-shē-ət How to pronounce patriciate (audio)
Definition of patriciatenext
as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty

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  1. aristocracy
  2. nobility
  3. gentry
Noun
  • The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along with other exceptional artifacts.
    — Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The town has been a magnet for European aristocracy and the international jet-set since the 1950s.
    — Miles Socha, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of aristocracy
Noun
  • There is nobility in the climb, the challenge, the struggle.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Sermon on the Mount, with all its grandeur and divine nobility of heart, has proved futile in diminishing the lust and gratification of raw power.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
    — Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.
    — Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Definition of gentry
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