Definitions for patriciate

patriciate pa·tri·ci·ate

Spelling: [puh-trish-ee-it, ‐eyt]
IPA: /pəˈtrɪʃ i ɪt, ‐ˌeɪt/

Patriciate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 409 anagrams from letters in patriciate (aaceiiprtt).

Definitions for patriciate

noun

  1. the patrician class.
  2. patrician rank.

Origin of patriciate

1650-60; Medieval Latin patriciātus equivalent to Latin patrici(us) (see patrician) + -ātus -ate1

Examples for patriciate

We have still to speak of the directly political functions of the rich, or, as M. Comte terms them, the patriciate.

The flower of the Roman patriciate was wallowing in this monstrous treachery.

He has nowhere written that territorial riches were the exclusive appanage of the patriciate.

The families eligible to the Council composed the patriciate, the origin of which can no longer be traced in detail.

The patriciate succeeded the imperial, being the seventh head, and only of short duration, about fifty years.

We are at one in this: the praetorian guard will follow my dictates, the patriciate of Rome will bow the knee to thee.

Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans in the year eight hundred; and so the patriciate terminated.

Among the districts of Italy some have and some have not a patriciate.

The patriciate of Rome had combined with the people to place its destinies in Dea Flavia's hands.

What they did do was to break up and practically abolish the patriciate.

Word Value for patriciate
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Words with friends

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