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patrician
[puh-trish-uhn]
noun
a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
a person of very good background, education, and refinement.
a member of the original senatorial aristocracy in ancient Rome.
(under the later Roman and Byzantine empires) a title or dignity conferred by the emperor.
a member of a hereditary ruling class in certain medieval German, Swiss, and Italian free cities.
adjective
of high social rank or noble family; aristocratic.
befitting or characteristic of persons of very good background, education, and refinement.
patrician tastes.
Synonyms: , ,of or belonging to the patrician families of ancient Rome.
patrician
/ ±èəˈ³Ù°ùɪʃə²Ô /
noun
a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices Compare plebs
a high nonhereditary title awarded by Constantine and his eastern Roman successors for services to the empire
a title borne by numerous princes including several emperors from the 8th to the 12th centuries
a member of the upper class in numerous Italian republics and German free cities
an aristocrat
a person of refined conduct, tastes, etc
adjective
(esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians
aristocratic
oligarchic and often antidemocratic or nonpopular
patrician political views
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- patricianhood noun
- patricianship noun
- patricianism noun
- patricianly adverb
- prepatrician adjective
- unpatrician adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of patrician1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of patrician1
Example Sentences
It unfolds along the same lines as “The Perfect Couple†and “Nine Perfect Strangers,†both of which feature Nicole Kidman playing patrician enigmas — a trend that began with her turn in "Big Little Lies."
This was despite the fact that Bush didn't drink and his very patrician Connecticut lineage went all the way back to President Franklin Pierce.
He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.
Cutler was struck by how Stewart’s experiences differed from the “childhood of privilege and formality†he had imagined, based on her patrician image.
A man who favored ascots, skeet shooting and jumping horses, Biden Sr. at times lived a more patrician lifestyle than his son’s folksy, working-man tales might suggest.
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