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Patrician is an English word with synonyms like noble or aristocrat. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Patrician meaning

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Patrician

noble blue blood aristocrat grownup adult gentle blue-blooded blue aristocratical aristocratic proletarian plebeian leader

Related words

Other words often associated with Patrician or its synonyms:

somebody person soul someone mortal individual big commoner mature grown juvenile lowborn

Using Patrician

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A person of high birth; a nobleman. | One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
  • Useful related words include: noble, blue blood, aristocrat, grownup.
  • In the example corpus, patrician often appears in combinations such as: the patrician, of patrician, patrician and.

Context around Patrician

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

supposedly 1× kings 1× handed 1× evan 1× low 1× prestigious 1×

Often after:

spelling 1× tribune 1× aediles 1× runs 1× airs 1× connecticut 1× academy 1× pronunciation 1× class 1× voice 1×

Sentence patterns with Patrician

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a kings patrician who can 1× a low patrician voice via 1× a patrician s privileges 1× as a patrician even in 1× be called patrician 1× billups said patrician runs the 1× but his patrician s hope 1× dougan handed patrician a narrow 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a patrician s 1× a plebeian branch 1× almost 37 years 1× as intelligence chief 1× billups said patrician 1× birley marcus aurelius 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 interval lead 1× a wing t 1× and caiden daley 1× anglophile southern senators 1× be called patrician 1× called curule aediles 1×

Words around Patrician

Just before it in the word index:

patricia 716 patrice 106 patrica 3 patric 20 patriation 4 patriated 2

Just after it in the word index:

patricians 34 patriciate 3 patricide 2 patricio 27 patricios 6 patricius 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abnormality 73 absenteeism 73 absorbent 73 acapulco 73 acceded 73 acevedo 73

Corpus analysis for Patrician

  • In this selection, "patrician" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, supposedly, kings, handed, spelling, tribune and aediles stand out and add context to how "patrician" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a kings patrician who can and a low patrician voice via. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "patrician" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with patrician

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His first name, with its patrician pronunciation (“Sinjun”), is no accident. (11 words)

Billups said Patrician runs the same offense Pickens runs in a Wing-T. (13 words)

Of these aediles, two were plebeian and two were patrician, with the patrician aediles called Curule Aediles. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Owens replied at the other end with a crisp strike over the top from McElholm’s quickly taken free, but another Maguire free and super score from out the left flank by defender Packie Dougan handed Patrician a narrow 0-7 to 0-6 interval lead. (46 words)

The multi-millionaire who’d been born of a patrician Connecticut family put on jeans, leather work gloves, and a flannel shirt, picked up a chainsaw, affected a Texas drawl, and transformed his brand into that of a Reaganesque GOP cowboy. (41 words)

A plebeian branch of the gens, the Claudii Marcelli, retained the supposedly patrician spelling, while there is some inscriptional evidence that the -o- form may also have been used on occasion by close male relatives of the "patrician tribune" Clodius. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

A plebeian branch of the gens, the Claudii Marcelli, retained the supposedly patrician spelling, while there is some inscriptional evidence that the -o- form may also have been used on occasion by close male relatives of the "patrician tribune" Clodius.

Of these aediles, two were plebeian and two were patrician, with the patrician aediles called Curule Aediles.

Billups said Patrician runs the same offense Pickens runs in a Wing-T.

Gov. Gruesome was born with a silver spoon in his posterior, dorsal, orifice who believes he is a kings patrician who can demand that you do everything he pronounces.

He possessed none of the patrician airs of FDR and none of his sly, duplicitous ways of managing the people around him.

On the surface, it seems like the patrician Su-Won is the best choice for Yona, but Su-Won shows in the first episode that he has no noble qualities.

Owens replied at the other end with a crisp strike over the top from McElholm’s quickly taken free, but another Maguire free and super score from out the left flank by defender Packie Dougan handed Patrician a narrow 0-7 to 0-6 interval lead.

The multi-millionaire who’d been born of a patrician Connecticut family put on jeans, leather work gloves, and a flannel shirt, picked up a chainsaw, affected a Texas drawl, and transformed his brand into that of a Reaganesque GOP cowboy.

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The Eagles took a lump on the head as they lost 31-21 to the Patrician Academy Saints.

His first name, with its patrician pronunciation (“Sinjun”), is no accident.

Internal political leaders who'd publicly criticised Winnie were sidelined but his patrician's hope that he could have a benign influence on her evaporated.

The newest Blades include defenceman Rhett Rhinehart along with forwards Martin Fasko-Rudas, Evan Patrician and Caiden Daley.

Second among the interventionists were members of our patrician class, like Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root, Nicholas Murray Butler, A. Lawrence Lowell and many Anglophile Southern Senators.

Almost 37 years later, speaks in a low, patrician voice via telephone from her atelier in New York.

As intelligence chief, diplomat and president, he brought to his calling a set of values that might be called patrician.

Dunlop, who was 78, stood out as a patrician, even in a sport that attracts such figures, and his formidable qualities were recalled by Angus Gold, the racing manager to Sheikh Hamdan, the owner of Erhaab and Salsabil.

A patrician's privileges included: Inter-regnum (power of state reverted to the fathers), Auspices (a way to look for the will of the gods), and Priesthoods.

Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 29; McLynn, 14. Statue of young Marcus Aurelius from a private collection housed in the San Antonio Museum of Art Lucilla was the daughter of the patrician P. Calvisius Tullus Ruso and the elder Domitia Lucilla.

Bryce 1961, p.25 He was also asked to make Odoacer a patrician, and administrator of Italy in Zeno's name.

By marrying Vespasia Polla he allied himself to the more prestigious patrician gens Vespasia, ensuring the elevation of his sons Titus Flavius Sabinus II and Vespasian to the senatorial rank.

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Common combinations with patrician

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "patrician" in a sentence?
An example: "A plebeian branch of the gens, the Claudii Marcelli, retained the supposedly patrician spelling, while there is some inscriptional evidence that the -o- form may also have been used on occasion by close male relatives of the "patrician tribune" Clodius." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "patrician" from authentic English texts.
What does "patrician" mean?
Patrician means: 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.
What are synonyms of "patrician"?
Common synonyms of "patrician" include: noble, blue blood, aristocrat, grownup, adult, gentle, blue-blooded, blue. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "patrician" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "patrician", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.