Vocabulary : Patriarchship to Patrimonies
Patriarchship : A patriarchate.Patriarchy : The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. ;; Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Patrician : Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians. ;; Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian. ;; Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility. ;; A person of high birth; a nobleman. ;; One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
Patricianism : The rank or character of patricians.
Patriciate : The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.
