Patrician
Word | PATRICIAN |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | pa tri cian |
Pronunciations | /pətɹˈɪʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Patrician"
What do we mean by patrician?
A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes. noun
A member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat. noun
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. noun
Used as a title for members of a class of honorary nobility appointed by the Byzantine emperors. noun
A member of the hereditary ruling class in the medieval free cities of Italy and Germany. noun
Belonging to or composed of the patres or fathers (the title of the senators of ancient Rome); hence, of noble birth; noble; senatorial; not plebeian: as, patrician families; patrician influence.
In ancient Rome, a descendant or reputed descendant of one of the original citizen families; hence, in general, a person of noble birth. noun
Under the later Roman empire, a title or dignity conferred by the emperor, often upon persons of plebeian blood, or even upon foreigners. noun
A member of an influential class in certain German and Swiss cities in the middle ages. noun
One who is familiar with the works of the early fathers of the Christian church. noun
A member of a Christian body, probably of the fifth century, followers of one Patricius, who held dualistic doctrines. noun
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians. adjective
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian. adjective
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 nobility. noun
A person of high birth; a nobleman. noun
One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore. noun
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 senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate. noun
A person of high birth; a nobleman. noun
One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life. noun
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians. adjective
(antiquity) 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 senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
A person of high birth; a nobleman.
One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
What stuck up hipsters refer to themselves has on obscure websites you've probabaly never heard of. Alternatively they refer to anyone who does not belong to the elitist social group has plebs or plebians after the roman lower class Urban Dictionary
What true, glorious, superior beings refer to themselves as, after reaching a higher level of existence. A patrician will often call people of lower existence "plebeians" or simply "plebs" for short. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Patrician
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The word "patrician" in example sentences
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