patrician
/pətˈɹɪʃən/puh-TRIH-shuhn
/pətˈɹɪʃən/puh-TRIH-shuhn
Meaningof the fathers
Common meaning: a member of the old Roman upper class
Other meanings: aristocratic
- patrfatherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1314 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- ianending meaning belonging to, or one who belongs to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pater ‘father’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pater, p. 1314 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pater, patris Latin “father”
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