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- Dictionarypatrician/pəˈtrɪʃn/
noun
- 1. an aristocrat or nobleman.
adjective
- 1. belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy: "a proud, patrician face"
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noun [ C ] formal uk / pəˈtrɪʃ. ə n / us / pəˈtrɪʃ. ə n / a person of high social rank: He nodded firmly, acknowledging the presence of a fellow patrician. Synonym. aristocrat. More examples.
The meaning of PATRICIAN is a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome. How to use patrician in a sentence. Did you know?
a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. a person of very good background, education, and refinement. a member of the original senatorial aristocracy in ancient Rome. (under the later Roman and Byzantine empires) a title or dignity conferred by the emperor.
If you describe someone as patrician, you mean that they behave in a sophisticated way, and look as though they are from a high social rank. He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties. ...her crisp, patrician voice. Synonyms: aristocratic, noble, lordly, gentle [archaic] More Synonyms of patrician.
noun [ C ] formal us / pəˈtrɪʃ. ə n / uk / pəˈtrɪʃ. ə n / a person of high social rank: He nodded firmly, acknowledging the presence of a fellow patrician. Synonym. aristocrat. More examples.
befitting a person of noble origin. “a patrician nose”. synonyms: refined. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel. adjective. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. “ patrician landholders of the American South”. “ patrician tastes”.
Define patrician. patrician synonyms, patrician pronunciation, patrician translation, English dictionary definition of patrician. n. 1. A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes. 2. A member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat. 3. A member of one of the noble families of the...