different between nobleman vs patrician

English

Etymology

noble +? man

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?bl?m?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??bl?m?n/
• Hyphenation: no?ble?man

Noun

nobleman (plural noblemen)

1. A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:nobleman

Translations

See also

• noblewoman

English

Alternative forms

• patritian (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, derived from patr?s c?nscr?pt? (“Roman senators”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?t?????n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

patrician (plural patricians)

1. (antiquity) 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 birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.

Translations

Adjective

patrician (comparative more patrician, superlative most patrician)

1. Of or pertaining to the Roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.
2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
   • his horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood

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Related terms

• matrician

Further reading

• Patrician on Wikipedia.Wikipedia