PATRICIATE


Meaning of PATRICIATE in English

/peuh trish"ee it, -ayt'/ , n.

1. the patrician class.

2. patrician rank.

[ 1650-60; patriciatus equiv. to L patrici(us) (see PATRICIAN) + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .