patrician
pa·tri·cian
patrician · more patrician · most patrician
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres or senators, or patriciansOf or pertaining to the Roman patres (“fathers”) or senators, or patricians.
/pəˈtɹɪʃən/
Meaning
4 sensesOf or pertaining to the Roman patres (“fathers”) or senators, or patricians.
Of or pertaining to a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian; aristocratic.
befitting a person of noble origin
Characteristic of or appropriate to a person of high birth; classy.
Politically active to help people in lower classes, especially in a patronizing or condescending way.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptBorrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptī (“Roman senators”).
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Forms
more patrician, most patrician| Comparative | more patrician Lesson |
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| Superlative | most patrician Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy:aristocraticaristocraticalblueblue-bloodedgentle
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmatrician
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form