A member of the patrician order in ancient Rome. Also in extended use: a noble, an aristocrat. Usually in plural.

A person of gentle or noble ancestry. Obsolete.

gen. A person of noble birth or rank, an aristocrat; a person of high social status, esp. one from an established wealthy family; a member of the…

A person who occupies a grand social position; a person who affects grandeur. Obsolete. rare (somewhat derogatory).

(man, woman) of fashion: (In early use often more fully of high fashion, of great fashion, of good fashion.) Of high quality or breeding, of…

A woman who is a member of the Brahmin class.

= ruffle shirt, n.

A member of an aristocracy; strictly, one of a ruling oligarchy; hence, one of a patrician order, a noble; occasionally, one who favours an…

A well-born, well-bred, or thoroughly trained person. Formerly also with the and plural agreement: †thoroughbred people collectively (obsolete).

In extended use: a member of any social or cultural elite.

an important or powerful person; cf. bug, n.1 2.

U.S. A person who wears a ruffle shirt; (hence) a person of means; a snobbish person. Now historical.

= sense 2.

A person characterized by this; an aristocrat, an upper-class person.

An aristocrat.

colloquial. An upper-class person.