patrician

  • 1Patrician — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Patrician es una serie de videojuegos de PC, desarrollados por Ascaron. Es un simulador de comercio marítimo en tiempo real por ciudades el norte de Europa, como Londres, Hamburgo, Oslo, Lubeck y otras ciudades,… …

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  • 2patrician — PATRICIÁN, Ă, patricieni, e, subst. 1. s.m. şi f. (În Roma antică) Membru al comunităţii gentilice, iar mai târziu al aristocraţiei gentilice, care se bucura de toate drepturile şi privilegiile; patriciu (2); p. gener. nobil, senior, aristocrat.… …

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  • 3Patrician — Pa*tri cian, a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or senators, pl. of pater: cf. F. patricien. See {Paternal}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians. [1913 Webster] 2. Of, pertaining to, or… …

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  • 4patrician — [adj] upper class aristocratic, blueblooded*, gentle, grand, highborn, high class, noble, royal, wellborn; concepts 334,549 Ant. common, lower class patrician [n] person born to upper class aristocrat, blue blood*, gentleperson, noble,… …

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  • 5Patrician — Pa*tri cian, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of… …

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  • 6patrician — (n.) early 15c., member of the ancient Roman noble order, from M.Fr. patricien, from L. patricius of the rank of the nobles, of the senators, from patres conscripti Roman senators, lit. fathers, plural of pater father (see FATHER (Cf. father)… …

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  • 7patrician — *gentleman, aristocrat …

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  • 8patrician — ► NOUN 1) an aristocrat. 2) a member of the nobility in ancient Rome. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or characteristic of aristocrats; upper class. ORIGIN Latin patricius having a noble father , from pater father …

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  • 9patrician — [pə trish′ən] n. [ME patricion < MFr patricien < L patricius < patres, senators, lit., fathers, pl. of pater,FATHER] 1. in ancient Rome a) a member of any of the ancient Roman citizen families b) later, a member of the nobility: opposed… …

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  • 10Patrician — The term patrician originally referred to a group of elite families in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high court officials, and after the fall of the… …

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