Definition of
patrician has definitions from the fields of sociology,Roman antiquity
1
[ noun ] (sociology) a person of refined upbringing and manners

Related terms

adult

2
[ adjective ] (Roman antiquity) of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire

Related terms

plebeian proletarian noble

3
[ adjective ] belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

Synonyms

aristocratic gentle blue-blooded blue aristocratical

Examples

"an aristocratic family" "aristocratic Bostonians" "aristocratic government" "blue blood" "the blue-blooded aristocracy" "of gentle blood" "aristocratic bearing" "patrician tastes"

Related terms

noble

4
[ noun ] a member of the aristocracy

Synonyms

blue_blood aristocrat

Related terms

leader Highness raja prince princess female_aristocrat Brahmin male_aristocrat baronet rani nobility

*

Rhymes with

pediatrician obstetrician attrition geriatrician contrition nutrition malnutrition electrician mathematician petition theoretician dietitian repetition politician statistician competition titian tactician penetration mortician optician partition restriction constriction friction edition addition dentition sequestration prostration illustration concentration ministration frustration arbitration orchestration castration protection overprotection prohibition expedition recondition extradition inhibition erudition tradition submission admission precondition condition exhibition suspicion superstition proscription rhetorician fruition transcription encryption inscription subscription intuition description audition prescription conscription nonprescription attention emission edition accretion secretion supposition recognition decomposition decommission composition reposition imposition presupposition exposition position requisition academician inquisition juxtaposition commission proposition commision redefinition abolition reimposition redeposition demolition deposition disposition predisposition ammunition acquisition recission physician definition opposition admonition coalition premonition attraction ambition admission tuition clinician magician sedition filtration infiltration demonstration registration administration reconstruction deconstruction instruction detection obstruction destruction construction suppression contradiction addiction oppression benediction transition cognition apparition remission traction fission russian mission erection beautician excoriation dereliction detention contention extinction production reproduction introduction reduction overproduction reintroduction calibration celebration progression conniption regression nonaggression aggression transmission rendition intermission logician subtraction extraction retraction contraction distraction protection abstraction fermentation facilitation disorientation vegetation fragmentation confrontation crustacean hesitation cohabitation habitation prostitution imitation imputation palpitation connotation incrustation recitation consultation reputation inhabitation experimentation pigmentation equitation reforestation recantation dilatation computation agitation reinterpretation meditation rehabilitation misinterpretation

Phonetic and Homophones

P AH0 T R IH1 SH AH0 N

Similar Spelling

Patricia Patrica Patricio patricide Patrick Patrice patristical patrikin patricentric patristic patristics Patterson

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link