purse-priden.

1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 307 Even purse-pride is quarelous, domineering over the humble neighbourhood.

1743 H. Fielding Ess. Conversat. in Misc. I. 134 Though Purse-Pride is forward enough to exalt itself, it bears a Degradation with more secret Comfort and Ease than the former [sc. pride of birth].

1795 Montford Castle II. i. 10 The other, who had a great share of purse pride combined with his arrogance, never failed to laugh heartily at these allusions to the poverty of his host.

1872 R. G. White Words & their Uses (rev. ed.) ii. 41 Men whose chief traits are greed and vulgarity, who often get riches, and whose traits, when riches come, are still greed and vulgarity, with the addition of purse-pride and vanity.

1904 Virginia Law Reg. 9 1082 What we may call..the maternalism of the state causes her to take care that none of her officials shall be tempted to purse-pride and a consequent undemocratic spirit.

1939 Times 16 Feb. 10/6 One might well believe that the difference in motoring between a car costing £345 and, (say) £1,000, is largely one of purse-pride.

1995 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 5 Mar. 4 f These books were created only because of immense ostentation... But even the most excessive example of this purse-pride is redeemed by two elements.