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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•tri•cian /pəˈtrɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person of noble or high rank;
aristocrat. - a person of culture, education, and refinement.
adj. - of high social rank or noble family;
aristocratic.
See -patr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•tri•cian (pə trish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - a person of noble or high rank;
aristocrat. - a person of very good background, education, and refinement.
- Ancient Historya member of the original senatorial aristocracy in ancient Rome.
- Ancient History(under the later Roman and Byzantine empires) a title or dignity conferred by the emperor.
- World Historya member of a hereditary ruling class in certain medieval German, Swiss, and Italian free cities.
adj. - of high social rank or noble family;
aristocratic. - befitting or characteristic of persons of very good background, education, and refinement: patrician tastes.
- Ancient Historyof or belonging to the patrician families of ancient Rome.
- Old French patricien
- Latin patrici(us) patrician (pat(e)r FATHER + -icius adjective, adjectival suffix) + -AN; replacing late Middle English patricion
- 1400–50
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dignified, genteel, stately.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: patrician /pəˈtrɪʃən/ n - a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices
- (in medieval Europe) a member of the upper class in numerous Italian republics and German free cities
- an aristocrat
- a person of refined conduct, tastes, etc
adj - (esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians
- aristocratic
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius noble, from pater father |