patrician

pa·tri·cian

P0115200 (pə-trĭsh′ən)n.1. A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes.2. A member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat.3. A member of one of the noble families of the ancient Roman Republic, which before the third century bc had exclusive rights to the Senate and the magistracies.4. Used as a title for members of a class of honorary nobility appointed by the Byzantine emperors.5. A member of the hereditary ruling class in the medieval free cities of Italy and Germany.

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[Middle English patricion, from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius, from patrēs (cōnscrīptī), enrolled fathers, senators, pl. of pater, patr-, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·tri′cian adj.

patrician

(pəˈtrɪʃən) n1. (Historical Terms) a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices. Compare plebs²2. (Historical Terms) a high nonhereditary title awarded by Constantine and his eastern Roman successors for services to the empire3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe)a. a title borne by numerous princes including several emperors from the 8th to the 12th centuriesb. a member of the upper class in numerous Italian republics and German free cities4. an aristocrat5. a person of refined conduct, tastes, etcadj6. (Historical Terms) (esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians7. aristocratic8. oligarchic and often antidemocratic or nonpopular: patrician political views. [C15: from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius noble, from pater father]

pa•tri•cian

(pəˈtrɪʃ ən)

n. 1. a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. 2. a person of breeding, education, and refinement. 3. a member of the original hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome, having such privileges as the exclusive right to hold certain offices. Compare plebs (def. 1). adj. 4. of high social rank or noble family; aristocratic. 5. befitting of, or characteristic of, patricians. [1400–50; late Middle English patricion < Old French patricien < Latin patrici(us) patrician (pat(e)r father + -icius adj. suffix)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patrician - a person of refined upbringing and mannersadult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
	2.	patrician - a member of the aristocracy aristocrat, blue bloodaristocracy, nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titlesleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires othersbaronet, Bart - a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."brahman, brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman"female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocratHighness - (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal personmale aristocrat - a man who is an aristocratprince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)princess - a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)raja, rajah - a prince or king in Indiaranee, rani - (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
Adj.	1.	patrician - befitting a person of noble origin; "a patrician nose"refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
	2.	patrician - 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"aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, gentle, bluenoble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

patrician

noun1. aristocrat, peer, noble, nobleman, aristo (informal) He was a patrician, born to wealth.adjective1. aristocratic, noble, lordly, high-class, blue-blooded, highborn a member of a patrician German family

patrician

adjectiveOf high birth or social position:aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, highborn, highbred, noble, thoroughbred, upper-class, wellborn.Informal: upper-crust.

Translations

patrizio