how to pronounce patrician

/pəˈtɹɪʃ.ən/

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patrician is pronounced in three syllables

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pətɹɪʃən

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“… BCE his was a patrician family which …”

meanings of patrician

noun:

  1. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
  2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  3. 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.

adjective:

  1. Of or relating to Saint Patrick.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.

patrician frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word patrician occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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