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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriciate
Noun
  • According to Back, this intellectual aristocracy persisted until the dilution of Bloomsbury by new members from outside the family lineage.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
  • The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Valor and nobility were recurring themes in my childhood.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • Based in Jaipur for 10 generations, his family has sourced gems for India’s maharajas and nobility for centuries.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • This differed from Europe, where land ownership was immobilized by gentry classes who housed and employed farmers.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
  • These bodies have historically overwhelmingly catered to a tiny sliver of the population — predominantly white, gentry liberals.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
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“Patriciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriciate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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