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
  • Sure, there are familiar beats and threads: the unconventional rifle, the watermelon sequence, the Jackal projecting an intriguing air of aristocracy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • So when Silicon Valley aristocracy like Microsoft changes tack and embraces an emerging technology like bitcoin, everyone needs to sit up and take notice.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of aristocracy
Noun
  • Sam glimpses the joy and nobility of comradeship and thus begins her quest to save, if not the entire world, then her personal piece of it.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • These foods are believed to produce calmness and nobility, and increase magnetism.
    Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • 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
  • Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of gentry
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