patrician
adj.
noble, aristocratic
n.
nobleman, aristocrat
Patrician
This article is about the social and political class in ancient Rome. For other uses of the term, see
patrician (disambiguation). The term "patrician" originally referred to a group of
elite families in
ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high court officials.
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patrician
Noun
1. a person of refined upbringing and manners
(hypernym) adult, grownup
2. a member of the aristocracy
(synonym) aristocrat, blue blood
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) Baronet, Bart
(member-holonym) nobility, aristocracy
Adjective
1. of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire
(antonym) plebeian
(see-also) noble
2. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
(synonym) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle
(similar) noble
Patrician
(n.)
Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility.
(n.)
One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
(n.)
A person of high birth; a nobleman.
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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