patrician

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Adjective patrician has 2 senses

patrician - of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire
Antonyms: plebeian, proletarian, propertyless
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician - belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
Antonym: lowborn (indirect, via noble)

Noun patrician has 2 senses

patrician - a person of refined upbringing and manners
--₁ is a kind of adult, grownup
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
--₂ is a kind of leader
--₂ is a member of nobility, aristocracy
--₂ has particulars:
Baronet, Bart; brahman, brahmin; female aristocrat; Highness; male aristocrat; prince; princess; raja, rajah; rani, ranee

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