Patrician

:This is an article about the privileged class in ancient Rome. For other uses of the term, see patrician (disambiguation).

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Patricians were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. In the time of the late Roman Empire, the term patrician was a specific title given to a high court official.

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Elite - Caste - Ancient Rome - Roman Empire

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The Latin word for "patrician" is patricius (plural patricii). This comes from patr?s (c?nscr?pt?), the plural of pater ("father") and the added sense of "enrolled fathers" (members of the Roman Senate). The word comes down in English as "patrician" from the Middle English patricion, from the Old French patricien.

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Latin - Roman Senate - Middle English - Old French

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