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# patrician

«patrician» in Mova's school dictionary: **noun: In ancient Rome, a member of the old, rich and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a patrician, patricians); adjective (patrician)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun: In ancient Rome, a member of the old, rich and noble families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#m1)

2) noun: A rich, upper-class person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#m2)

3) adjective: Belonging to or like the upper class; proud and elegant in manner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons on Ancient Rome, patricians were the noble families and plebeians were the ordinary people; at first only patricians could hold top jobs. In descriptions, a patrician face or voice looks or sounds upper-class.

### examples

- In Ancient Rome, patricians were rich landowners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x1)
- The plebeians argued with the patricians for more rights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x2)
- He spoke with a patrician voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x3)
- The patrician family owned a huge villa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x4)
- A patrician wore a toga with a purple stripe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x5)
- The old lady had a patrician air about her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x6)
- "The Psyche must be executed in marble," said the wealthy patrician. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/#x7)

### note

Countable noun and adjective. Opposite in Rome: plebeian (pleb). Pronounced "puh-TRISH-un". Not connected with the name Patrick in meaning, though both come from Latin "pater" (father).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «patrician» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.