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
Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Allow me one last gasp of my assimilation into patrician ways of old.
—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
But Trump is not the familiar breed of stuffy, patrician Republican.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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His patrician forehead crinkles, and the brown eyes charmingly plead: Forgive me!
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Allow me one last gasp of my assimilation into patrician ways of old.
—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
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There are dashes of class criticism mixed into the proceedings, largely with the Ravenscroft family, though nothing beyond light reference to Robert’s patrician background.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
But Trump is not the familiar breed of stuffy, patrician Republican.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Follow your gallery tour with a visit to another villa that once belonged to an aristocratic family—Villa Medici.Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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After her Emmy win for Succession, Snook took home an Olivier for playing all 26 roles in this new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty, haunting novel of vanity, aristocratic cruelty, and greed.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Restricted for centuries to aristocrats, officials and eventually study groups, the Vasari Corridor’s views are now available to ticketed Uffizi visitors for €18 (around $19) in addition to the galleries’ €25 (about $26) entrance fee.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Thomas leaves home when tasked to take some deeds to Count Orlok, a mysterious aristocrat residing in the Carpathian Mountains.David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Netflix series from showrunner Kathleen Jordan is inspired by the medieval Italian text by Boccaccio about a group of young nobles isolating from the Black Death who tell stories to pass the time: love stories, raunchy comedies, tragedies, morality tales.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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Lafayette was a French noble who had volunteered his service to the Continental Army during the American Revolution and won the trust of George Washington.Elizabeth M. Reese / Made by History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Patrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrician. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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