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
Maria Clara Bingemer, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
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
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
Such positions, along with the pope’s easygoing manner, earned him a form of pop-cultural celebrity never sought or won by his immediate predecessor, the dour and patrician Benedict.
—Maria Clara Bingemer, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
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
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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Don’t be fooled by its aristocratic interiors—rates start at around $180 per night—and be sure to make reservations at the hotel’s excellent Asturian restaurant, whose dishes spotlight local ingredients like sea urchin caviar and smoked Los Caserinos cheese.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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But instead of roaming around 18th century Europe fueled by an aristocratic family fortune, today’s Beautiful People (also called the BPs) are traveling the world and soaking up culture courtesy of big luxury brands.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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And again summer approaches and one must sift through all those spoiling invitations that inevitably come rolling in when one is an indolent (and impoverished) European aristocrat — who needs to freeload off the rich and hardworking.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Much of Emilia’s intellectual curiosity and confidence comes from her stepfather, a Spanish speaking schoolteacher who marries her pregnant mother, a novice Catholic nun abandoned after a romance with a wealthy Chilean aristocrat.—
Anita Snow,
Boston Herald,
9 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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