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Definitions of patrician:

  • noun:   a person of refined upbringing and manners
  • noun:   a member of the aristocracy
  • adjective:   of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire
  • adjective:   belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
    Example: "Patrician landholders of the American South"


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