patrician

[US]/pə'trɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/pə'trɪʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a member of the ruling class in ancient Rome; a noble or influential person
adj. resembling or characteristic of a noble of ancient Rome

Example Sentences

a proud, patrician face.

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

Hers was not the clipped, patrician charm of Katharine Hepburn, or the coquettish zaniness of Carole Lombard.

Real-world Examples

He looked every inch a patrician figure, with his tweed suits and walrus moustache.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

According to The Bump, Patrick means " patrician" and " noble" and is of Latin origin.

Source: The importance of English names.

People physically, I was round and stout not at all patrician.

Source: 1The Eternal Validity of the Soul

The father was a patrician because he once invented an advanced machine pattern.

Source: Pan Pan

It is like some penurious patrician who has sunk into the company of his inferiors.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Originally of the Plebian class, the family was raised to ruling Patrician status under

Source: Character Profile

He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

The two social classes in early Rome were the patricians, which consisted of the upper class and the lower class called the plebeians.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

When they heard Paul's sermons the Roman patricians must have shaken their heads in disapproval, for this was hardly the language of the law.

Source: A Brief History of the World

But to help take care of plebeian social concerns, the Romans developed a practice called patronage, in which a given patrician served as patron.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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