patrician class
1patrician — [adj] upper class aristocratic, blueblooded*, gentle, grand, highborn, high class, noble, royal, wellborn; concepts 334,549 Ant. common, lower class patrician [n] person born to upper class aristocrat, blue blood*, gentleperson, noble,… …
2patrician — ► NOUN 1) an aristocrat. 2) a member of the nobility in ancient Rome. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or characteristic of aristocrats; upper class. ORIGIN Latin patricius having a noble father , from pater father …
3patrician — [pə trish′ən] n. [ME patricion < MFr patricien < L patricius < patres, senators, lit., fathers, pl. of pater,FATHER] 1. in ancient Rome a) a member of any of the ancient Roman citizen families b) later, a member of the nobility: opposed… …
4Patrician — The term patrician originally referred to a group of elite families in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high court officials, and after the fall of the… …
5patrician — patricianhood, patricianship, n. patricianism, n. patricianly, adv. /peuh trish euhn/, n. 1. a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. 2. a person of very good background, education, and refinement. 3. a member of the original senatorial… …
6Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield — Infobox Aust school private name = Patrician Brothers College, Fairfield motto = Maria Duce (Latin: Mary Leads Us )cite web |url=http://www.pbcf.nsw.edu.au/ |title= College Motto |accessdate=2008 02 04 |year =2005 |work= The College… …
7Patrician (disambiguation) — A patrician was a member of an elite family in ancient Rome, or in medieval Italian cities; the term was subsequently used loosely for elites in many countries; the post Roman history is covered at Patricianship.Patrician may also refer to:* HMCS …
8patrician — pa|tri|cian [pəˈtrıʃən] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: patricien, from Latin patricius, from patres senators , from pater father ] 1.) typical of a member of the highest class in society ▪ a patrician manner 2.) belonging to the high… …
9patrician — UK [pəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US adjective formal belonging to or typical of the highest social class a patrician gesture/manner/face Derived word: patrician UK / US noun countable Word forms patrician : singular patrician plural patricians …
10patrician — adjective 1 typical of a member of the highest class in society; aristocratic: a patrician face 2 belonging to the governing classes in ancient Rome compare plebeian patrician noun (C) …
