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Use "class of class" instead of "metaclass of class"
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Doc/reference/datamodel.rst

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@@ -2833,19 +2833,18 @@ The appropriate metaclass for a class definition is determined in two steps:
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as candidate;
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* if an explicit metaclass is given and it is an instance of :func:`type`,
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then it is used as candidate;
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* if bases are defined but no explicit metaclass, the metaclass of the first
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* if bases are defined but no explicit metaclass, the class of the first
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base is used as candidate;
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* if an explicit metaclass is given and it is *not* an instance of
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:func:`type`, then it is used directly as the metaclass and step 2 is skipped.
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2) bases, if present, are traversed left-to-right, and the most derived
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metaclass is determined as follows:
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* if the metaclass of the current candidate is a subtype of the metaclass of
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the current base, update the candidate to the metaclass of the base and
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continue to the next base;
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* if the current candidate is a subtype of the metaclass of the current base,
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continue to the next base;
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* if the current candidate is a subclass of the class of the current base,
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continue with the next base;
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* if the class of the current base is a subclass of the current candidate ,
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continue with the next base;
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* else raise a :exc:`TypeError`.
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