Patrician Definition
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
Other Word Forms of Patrician
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Origin of Patrician
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Middle English patricion from Old French patricien from Latin patricius from patrēs (cōnscrīptī) enrolled fathers, senators pl. of pater patr- father pəter- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patres conscripti (“Roman senators").
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