Patrician

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes.
  • n. A member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat.
  • n. A member of one of the noble families of the ancient Roman Republic, which before the third century B.C. had exclusive rights to the Senate and the magistracies.
  • n. Used as a title for members of a class of honorary nobility appointed by the Byzantine emperors.
  • n. A member of the hereditary ruling class in the medieval free cities of Italy and Germany.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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 senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
  • n. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  • n. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to St. Patrick.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
  • 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. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  • n. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging to or composed of the patres or fathers (the title of the senators of ancient Rome); hence, of noble birth; noble; senatorial; not plebeian: as, patrician families; patrician influence.
  • n. In ancient Rome, a descendant or reputed descendant of one of the original citizen families; hence, in general, a person of noble birth.
  • n. Under the later Roman empire, a title or dignity conferred by the emperor, often upon persons of plebeian blood, or even upon foreigners.
  • n. A member of an influential class in certain German and Swiss cities in the middle ages.
  • n. One who is familiar with the works of the early fathers of the Christian church.
  • n. A member of a Christian body, probably of the fifth century, followers of one Patricius, who held dualistic doctrines.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
  • n. a member of the aristocracy
  • adj. befitting a person of noble origin
  • n. a person of refined upbringing and manners
  • Equivalent
    noble    refined   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grownup    adult   
    Synonym
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    noble    nobleman    aristocratic    aristocrat   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aristocratic    princely    senatorial    haughty    plebeian    illustrious    Grecian    royal    lordly    feudal