- PATRICIAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
A patrician was originally a descendant of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome Until about 350 B C , only patricians could hold the office of senator, consul, or pontifex (priest)
- Patrician (ancient Rome) - Wikipedia
The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom and the early Republic, but its relevance waned after the Conflict of the Orders (494 BC to 287 BC)
- Patrician | Elite Social Class, Wealth Power | Britannica
patrician, any member of a group of citizen families who, in contrast with the plebeian (q v ) class, formed a privileged class in early Rome
- Patrician - definition of patrician by The Free Dictionary
1 aristocrat, peer, noble, nobleman, aristo (informal) He was a patrician, born to wealth
- PATRICIAN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Patrician definition: a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat See examples of PATRICIAN used in a sentence
- PATRICIAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Patrician families needed to place their surplus female offspring in the convent, as this was cheaper than marriage
- patrician, n. ¹ adj. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word patrician, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- patrician - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
The cognomen was first used in patrician families, who were distinguished from the plebeians by their three names
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