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Word: patrician (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • 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.

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Noun:

  • A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  • One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
  • Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the 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.

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