Patrician

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

Modern usage

In modern English, the word patrician is generally used to denote a member of the upper class, often with connotations of inherited wealth, elitism, and a sense of noblesse oblige. This definition derives from the first meaning of the word above.

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