Main Entry: pa·tri·cian

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈtri-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English patricion, from Anglo-French patrician, from Latin patricius, from patres senators, from plural of pater father — more at father

Date: 15th century

1 : a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
2 a : a person of high birth : aristocrat b : a person of breeding and cultivation

— patrician adjective