patrician /pə-trishˈən/

1. A member or descendant by blood or adoption of one of the original families of citizens forming the Roman people, opp to plebeian
2. A nobleman of a new order nominated by the emperor in the later Roman Empire
3. An imperial Roman provincial administrator in Italy or Africa
4. A hereditary noble
5. An aristocrat

1. Of or relating to the patricians
2. Aristocratic

patriˈcianly adjective

patriciate /pə-trishˈi-āt/ noun

1. The position of a patrician
2. The patrician order
3. Patricians as a body

patrick /patˈrik/

A 17c Irish halfpenny

Patrician /pə-trishˈən/ adjective

Of St Patrick

St Patrick's cabbage

A saxifrage, London pride

St Patrick's cross

A red saltire on a white background, representing Ireland

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