patrician
Ancient Roman aristocrat
Patrician originally designated members of the ancient Roman aristocracy—the noble families who held power and privilege.
The word now describes anyone of high social standing or refined tastes: patrician features, a patrician accent.
As an adjective, it suggests aristocratic bearing or upper-class elegance: She had a patrician air about her.
Upper chamber member
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- plebeianOrdinary, unrefined person
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
- republicState with elected leaders
senate · Caesar · Augustus · Cicero · forum · curia · praetor · censor
Person of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- marquisNoble above count
count · baron · earl · lineage · hereditary · highborn · landed · pedigree
Improved through nurture
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- urbaneRefined and courteous
tasteful · discerning · genteel · distinguished · courtly · well-bred · debonair · cosmopolitan
Member of small ruling class
- magnateWealthy business leader
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- powerbrokerWielder of political influence
establishment · plutocrat · tycoon · influential · upper-class · privileged · dynasty · endowment
senator
Upper chamber member
republic · senate · Caesar · Augustus · Cicero · forum · curia · praetor · censor · toga
blueblood
Person of noble birth
marquis · count · baron · earl · lineage · hereditary · highborn · landed · pedigree · titled
cultivated
Improved through nurture
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
urbane · tasteful · discerning · genteel · distinguished · courtly · well-bred · debonair · cosmopolitan · graceful
oligarch
Member of small ruling class
- magnateWealthy business leader
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- patronRegular supporter or customer
powerbroker · establishment · plutocrat · tycoon · influential · upper-class · privileged · dynasty · endowment · heirloom
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- ClassicalMozart, Beethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
patricianplebeian
Ordinary, unrefined person
pleb · proletarian · equestrian · freedman · slave
- patrician classHereditary upper social rank