eu|pat|rid

eu|pat|rid
eu|pat|rid «yoo PAT rihd, YOO puh trihd», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. one of the hereditary aristocrats (eupatridae) of ancient Athens and other Greek states, in whom were vested the powers of making and administering the law.
2. Rare. a patrician.
–adj.
of or having to do with the eupatrids.
╂[< Greek eupatrídēs one of noble ancestry < eu- good + pat father]

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