Patricianship

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• Patricianship — Patricianship, the quality of belonging to a patriciate, began in the ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a class of patrician families whose members were the only people allowed to exercise many political functions. In the rise… …   Wikipedia

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• Patrician (disambiguation) — A patrician was a member of an elite family in ancient Rome, or in medieval Italian cities; the term was subsequently used loosely for elites in many countries; the post Roman history is covered at Patricianship.Patrician may also refer to:* HMCS …   Wikipedia

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• patrician — patricianhood, patricianship, n. patricianism, n. patricianly, adv. /peuh trish euhn/, n. 1. a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. 2. a person of very good background, education, and refinement. 3. a member of the original senatorial… …   Universalium