the patrician classes

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• patrician — patricianhood, patricianship, n. patricianism, n. patricianly, adv. /peuh trish euhn/, n. 1. a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. 2. a person of very good background, education, and refinement. 3. a member of the original senatorial… …   Universalium

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