Added 10 October 2026
patriciate
noun
Latin root: patriciātus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about patriciate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The rank of a patrician
- The aristocracy or nobility
- the non-noble upper class, or the upper bourgeoisie
Origin
From Medieval Latin patriciātus. By surface analysis, patrician + -ate.
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