patriciate

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

From Notes on the Apocalypse by Steele, David

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

From Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic by Stephenson, Andrew

Foremost among these was the great commercial capital, Amsterdam, whose rich burgher patriciate did not scruple on occasion to defy the authority of the States-General, the stadholder and even of the States of Holland themselves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

Lady Barb verily appeared to have for the representative of the American patriciate a mysterious fascination. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry

The seventh, or future one, was the patriciate.

From The Last Reformation by Smith, F. G. (Frederick George)