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patrician

1 antonym for patrician — opposites grouped by meaning.

Noun — A member of one of the families making up the Roman citizen body before the plebeian order arose; in later use, someone who, by birth or by a special grant, belonged to the highest class of Romans and, holding certain property, was entitled by right to a seat in the Senate.

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Borrowed from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius, which derives from patrēs cōnscrīptī, meaning "Roman senators". It may also have been formed from Latin patricius plus -ian.

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