ruptuary

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noun

One not of noble blood; a plebeian; a roturier.

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Meanings

nounruptuary (plural ruptuaries)

plural ruptuaries

  1. obsoleterareOne not of noble blood; a plebeian; a roturier.

    The entire order, indeed, and the very institution itself, received a further humiliation by the elevation of a ruptuary (roturier), Raoul, a goldsmith, to the honors of nobility.

    1832, Richard Chenevix, An Essay Upon National Character […]

Origin

Compare roturier.

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APA

ruptuary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruptuary

MLA

“ruptuary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruptuary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruptuary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruptuary.

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