释义
[ puh -trish -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ pəˈtrɪʃ ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective of high social rank or noble family; aristocratic.
befitting or characteristic of persons of very good background, education, and refinement: patrician tastes.
of or belonging to the patrician families of ancient Rome.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of patrician First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin patrīci(us) “having the rank of patrician, noble,” (equivalent to patr-, stem of pater “father” + -īcius adjective suffix) + -an; replacing late Middle English patricion, from Old French patricien; see origin at patr-, -itious, -an
SYNONYMS FOR patrician 7 dignified, genteel, stately.
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OTHER WORDS FROM patrician pa·tri·cian·hood, pa·tri·cian·ship, noun pa·tri·cian·ism, noun pa·tri·cian·ly, adverb pre·pa·tri·cian, adjective
un·pa·tri·cian, adjective
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When silent she was the picture of a patrician beauty; but, alas!
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The animosity with which the patrician order was regarded was inflamed by the arts and the eloquence of Seymour.
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No doubt you're right, Sir, but I like the Patrician myself—it's very smartly written.
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British Dictionary definitions for patrician noun a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices Compare plebs (def. 2)
a high nonhereditary title awarded by Constantine and his eastern Roman successors for services to the empire
(in medieval Europe) 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective (esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians
aristocratic
oligarchic and often antidemocratic or nonpopular patrician political views
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for patrician C15: from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius noble, from pater father
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