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Definition of Patrician

Patrician
Patrician Pa*tri"cian, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility. 2. A person of high birth; a nobleman. 3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore. [R.] --Colridge.

Meaning of Patrician from wikipedia

- Look up patrician in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Patrician may refer to: Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient...
- The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the...
- ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a social class of patrician families, whose members were initially the only people allowed to exercise...
- Patrician IV is a business simulation game developed by Gaming Minds Studios and part of the Patrician series. It is a game simulating trading, piracy...
- The Patrician (German: Der Patrizier) is a 1992 historical trading simulation video game for Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS developed by Ascaron Entertainment...
- they belonged. Certain gentes were classified as patrician, others as plebeian; some had both patrician and plebeian branches. The importance of the gens...
- The Packard Patrician is an automobile which was built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, from model years 1951 through 1956. During...
- Saint Anastasia the Patrician (Latin: Anastasia Patricia, Gr****: Άναστασία Πατρικία; fl. 576) was a Byzantine courtier and later saint. She was a lady-in-waiting...
- The Patrician Brothers officially named Brothers of Saint Patrick (Latin: Congregatio Fratrum a Sancto Patricio), abbreviated F.S.P. is a Catholic lay...
- Patrician II: Quest for Power, entitled Patrizier 2: Geld und Macht in Germany, is the second video game from developer Ascaron in their Patrician series...