pa|tri´cian|ly

pa|tri´cian|ly: pa|tri|cian «puh TRIHSH uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. a person of noble birth; noble; aristocrat: »The Prince of Orange, Count Egmont, and many of the leading patricians of the Netherlands (John L. Motley).

2. a member of the nobility of ancient Rome or the later Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The ancient Roman nobility was composed of the families descended from the original body of Roman citizens.

3. a hereditary noble of a medieval Italian republic, such as Venice, or citizen of high rank in a German free city.

–adj.

1. of high social rank; aristocratic.

2. characteristic of an aristocrat: »A patrician air, patrician aloofness.

3. of the patricians.

╂[< Latin patricius belonging to the patrēs senators; (literally) fathers (at Rome) + English -an]

–pa|tri´cian|ly, adverb.

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pa|tri|cian — «puh TRIHSH uhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person of noble birth; noble; aristocrat: »The Prince of Orange, Count Egmont, and many of the leading patricians of the Netherlands (John L. Motley). 2. a member of the nobility of ancient Rome or the… … Useful english dictionary
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