PATRICIAN


Meaning of PATRICIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtri-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English patricion, from Anglo-French patrician, from Latin patricius, from patres senators, from plural of pater father — more at father

Date: 15th century

1. : a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome

2.

a. : a person of high birth : aristocrat

b. : a person of breeding and cultivation

• patrician adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.