| 单词 | patrician |
| 释义 | Word Frequency patrician(pəˈtrɪʃən) noun 1. a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices Compare plebs (sense 2)2. a high nonhereditary title awarded by Constantine and his eastern Roman successors for services to the empire 3. (in medieval Europe) a. a title borne by numerous princes including several emperors from the 8th to the 12th centuries b. a member of the upper class in numerous Italian republics and German free cities 4. an aristocrat 5. a person of refined conduct, tastes, etc adjective 6. (esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians 7. aristocratic 8. oligarchic and often antidemocratic or nonpopular patrician political views Word origin C15: from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius noble, from pater father |
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