patriciate[noun]Synonyms: aristocracy, aristoi, blue blood, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, optimacy, quality, upper crust
Antonyms: plebs
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patriciate noun.
[pǝ'trɪʃɪǝt] M17.[Latin patriciatus, from patricius: see PATRICIAN noun1, -ate1.]1. Hist. The position or rank of patrician.
M17.2. A patrician order or class; the aristocracy.
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