patrician
Meaning of patrician
noun
- (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.
- Of or pertaining to the Roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.
- Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
Information about patrician
- The plural form of patrician is: patricians.
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Hyphenation of patrician
pa-tri-cian
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- patrician is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
patrician synonyms
Meaning aristocratic:
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, gentle
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