as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
came from a patrician family
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as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes
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Recent Examples of patrician
The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
His patrician forehead crinkles, and the brown eyes charmingly plead: Forgive me!
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Venice was particularly notable for the fact that its noble class, the patricians, walked around the city.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Whether the expression had taken root in some patrician quarters by the time Momand penned his satire is moot.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
His patrician forehead crinkles, and the brown eyes charmingly plead: Forgive me!
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
Sapphire Hotel Antwerp, Autograph Collection, a modern luxury hotel in the historic center that was once a patrician residence and later a bank headquarters, recognizable by the neo-Gothic turret in its facade.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Venice was particularly notable for the fact that its noble class, the patricians, walked around the city.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
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Historical memory Even before the conflict was over, aristocratic Anglican writers such as Sir Richard Musgrave spun the rebellion as an uprising of disgruntled Catholics.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Just six years ago, the Times Square Alliance temporarily installed a similarly monumental statue by the artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to stardom for his aristocratic portraits of contemporary Black people.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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For example, the Grand Tour of Europe was once a rite of passage for aristocrats.—
Betsy Pudliner,
The Conversation,
19 May 2025
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There weren’t going to be many Cinderellas at this ball for aristocrats.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Despite its remote location, the 18th-century Georgian home was a stopover for a procession of nobles, actors, and writers, like Peter O’Toole, John Steinbeck, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Board of Rites is tasked with making sure the ceremonies performed by the imperial nobles go off without a hitch, and its members have been dying throughout the series.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Patrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrician. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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