patrician

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 B.C. 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.

[Middle English patricion, from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius, from patrēs (cōnscrīptī), enrolled fathers, senators, pl. of pater, patr-, father.]

(puh-TRISH-uhn)

noun
A person of high social rank, good background, etc.; an aristocrat.

Etymology
From Latin patricius (having a noble father), from pater (father)

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adjective

Of high birth or social position: aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, highborn, highbred, noble, thoroughbred, upper-class, wellborn. Informal upper-crust. See over/under.

Definition: upper-class
Antonyms: common, lower-class

n

Definition: man who is upper-class
Antonyms: commoner

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Patrician may refer to:

• Patrician (Ancient Roman), a member of an elite family in ancient Rome
• Patrician (post-Roman Europe), a member of an elite family in various countries
• Patrician (Christianity), the adjective formed from St. Patrick
• Youngstown Patricians, a former semi-professional football team based in Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Vehicles

• HMCS Patrician, a Thornycroft M class destroyer
• HMS Patrician, a Thornycroft M class destroyer
• Packard Patrician, an automobile

Fiction

• Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, a fictional politician in the Discworld book series
• The character Onum Barr in the science fiction Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov
• The Patrician (video game), a series of historical trading simulation computor games

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aristokrat
adj. - aristokratisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
patriciër, aristocraat, voornaam/ aanzienlijk

Français (French)
n. - patricien
adj. - patricien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Patrizier
adj. - patrizisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευπατρίδης, (ιστ.) πατρίκιος
adj. - αριστοκρατικός

Italiano (Italian)
patrizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - patrício (m), aristocrata
adj. - patrício

Русский (Russian)
патриций, аристократический

Español (Spanish)
n. - patricio
adj. - patricio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - patricier, ädling
adj. - adlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贵族, 贵族的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貴族
adj. - 貴族的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (고대 로마의) 귀족, 로마 제국의 지방 집정관, 명문가
adj. - 귀족의, 고귀한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 貴族, 高貴な生まれの人
adj. - 貴族の, 貴族的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شريف روماني, أصيل, ذو أصل عريق (صفه) بطريقي, ينتمي لعائلات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אציל רומי, אדם בעל חינוך טוב (צפון-אמריקה), אציל‬
adj. - ‮אציל, מעודן‬

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