Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriciate
Noun
  • Lots of Guinness family members lived in England and had titles in British aristocracy, and some even became Protestant clergymen.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
  • But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Patriciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriciate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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