patriciate

Nobility or aristocracy.

The rank, position, or term of office of a patrician.

The dignity or position of a patrician, in any sense of that word.

Patricians collectively; the patrician order; the aristocracy.

The period during which the holder enjoyed the dignity of patrician.

The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.

The rank of a patrician

The aristocracy or nobility