patriciate
the patrician class.
patrician rank.
Origin of patriciate
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How to use patriciate in a sentence
We are at one in this: the praetorian guard will follow my dictates, the patriciate of Rome will bow the knee to thee.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyThe patriciate of Rome had combined with the people to place its destinies in Dea Flavia's hands.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyWe have still to speak of the directly political functions of the rich, or, as M. Comte terms them, the patriciate.
August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart MillAmong the districts of Italy some have and some have not a patriciate.
Rome | Mildred Anna Rosalie TukerIt was the only city also which was governed by the ancient patriciate, and in which the democracy had little or no power.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. Lindsay
British Dictionary definitions for patriciate
/ (pəˈtrɪʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
the dignity, position, or rank of a patrician
the class or order of patricians
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