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
  • Not the European aristocracy, which surrendered much of its wealth to industrialization and estate taxes.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The sport has been a part of the Black middle class and aristocracy since 1890, when the leaders of Tuskegee University in Alabama, an HBCU co-founded in 1881 by Dr. Booker T. Washington, built a tennis court on its grounds.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Definition of aristocracy
Noun
  • Inside the castle, wander through rooms filled with original furniture and artwork, offering glimpses into the lives of Danish nobility through the centuries.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Superhuman divinity as a revelation of Buddhist perfection, dressed in a toga related to Greco-Roman nobility and carved in the realist style of classical sculpture, is brilliantly portrayed by an unidentified artist working in Asia.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 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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