naboberyn.
/ˌneɪˈbɒb(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌbɑb(ə)ri/ rare.
1. Nabobs collectively; a group or gathering of nabobs.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich people > place frequented by
nabobery1834
1834 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 375 Such is the nabobery into which Harley-street, Wimpole-street, and Gloucester-place, daily empty their precious stores of bilious humanity.
1969 Amer. Hist. Rev. 74 1354 The town's government and ruling class; the nabobery or aristocracy; the voting patterns.
2. The qualities or character of a nabob or nabobs; extravagant wealth, power, luxury, etc.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > qualities of
nabobery1852
1852 M. W. Savage Reuben Medlicott ii. x He reminds me of a nabob. Nabobbery itself.
1942 Mod. Lang. Notes May 331 He was familiar enough with the phenomenon of nabobery to give his play a kind of journalistic verisimilitude.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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