patriciate

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

From Notes on the Apocalypse by Steele, David

By procuring the transference of the patriciate from the Roman people to himself Henry assured his influence over the appointment of the popes, and accordingly also nominated the successors of Clement II.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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

Gilbert Osmond had a high appreciation of this particular patriciate; not so much for its distinction, which he thought easily surpassable, as for its solid actuality.

From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by James, Henry