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Synonyms & Antonyms of patriciate
the highest class in a society
- the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty
Synonyms for patriciate
- aristocracy,
- elite,
- gentility,
- gentlefolk
- (also gentlefolks),
- gentry,
- nobility,
- quality,
- upper class,
- upper crust
Words Related to patriciate
- A-list,
- beau monde,
- beautiful people,
- café society,
- Four Hundred
- (or 400),
- glitterati,
- haut monde
- (also haute monde),
- jet set,
- society
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The first known use of patriciate was circa 1656
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