Patricianism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The rank or character of patricians. uncountable, usually
"Here at last, it would seem, simple manhood is to have a chance to play his stake against Fortune with honest dice, uncogged by those three hoary sharpers, Prerogative, Patricianism, and Priestcraft."
Example
More examples"Here at last, it would seem, simple manhood is to have a chance to play his stake against Fortune with honest dice, uncogged by those three hoary sharpers, Prerogative, Patricianism, and Priestcraft."
Etymology
From patrician + -ism.