PATRICIAN


Meaning of PATRICIAN in English

pa ‧ tri ‧ cian /pəˈtrɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: patricien , from Latin patricius , from patres 'senators' , from pater 'father' ]

1 . typical of a member of the highest class in society:

a patrician manner

2 . belonging to the high class of people that governed in ancient Rome

—patrician noun [countable]

⇨ ↑ plebeian

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.