| Patrician (patrician) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Pa*tri"cian |
| [L.
patricius, fr. patres fathers or senators, pl. of
pater: cf. F. patricien. See Paternal.] |
Of or pertaining to the
Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a
person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
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| Patrician (patrician) |
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| n. | |
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| Pa*tri"cian |
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Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the
populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the
development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth
or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility.
A person of high birth; a
nobleman.
One familiar with the works of the
Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
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