Definitions
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patrēs cōnscrīptī (“Roman senators”).
Used in a sentence
“Noble Patricians, Patrons of my right, / Defend the iuſtice of my Cauſe with Armes.”
“The emperor elevated several loyal families to the status of patricians.”
“[…] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Aristocratic”9 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
P________