patricianism en · NOUN
Etymology
From patrician + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The rank or character of patricians.
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.
1895, James Russell Lowell, Among My Books, page 230:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| patricianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |