patrician

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

[edit] Etymology

Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patres conscripti (“‘Roman senators’”).

[edit] Noun

patrician (plural patricians)

1. Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.

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[edit] Adjective

patrician (comparative more patrician, superlative most patrician)

1. Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.