as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty
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Then, as things started to change politically in England, there was the beginning of that feeling of an uprising by the serfs against the aristocracy and the landowners, and this cultural hero rocking the boat and stealing from the rich to give to the poor started to be birthed.
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The Order used to be limited to the aristocracy, but members are now selected from a variety of backgrounds in celebration of their public service, with both men and women welcomed.
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But as far as nobility in football goes, Lagerbielke is a rare player to make it this far in their career, with a bright future seemingly still ahead.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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His objections were financial and social: Constable had no steady income, and his family was not gentry.
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.
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“Patriciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriciate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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