Pronunciation: yü- ' pa-tr ə d, ' yü-p ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural eu · pat · ri · dae \ yü- ' pa-tr ə - ˌ d ē \
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Greek eupatrid ē s, from eu- + patr-, pat ē r father ― more at FATHER
Date: 1836
: one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens