patrician

[US]/pə'trɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/pə'trɪʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. et medlem af den regerende klasse i oldtidens Rom; en adelig eller indflydelsesrig person
adj. der ligner eller er karakteristisk for en adelig fra oldtidens Rom
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a proud, patrician face.

et stolt, patricisk ansigt.

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

Den gamle patricier blev begravet i familiegravstedet.

Hers was not the clipped, patrician charm of Katharine Hepburn, or the coquettish zaniness of Carole Lombard.

Hendes var ikke den klippede, patriciske charme hos Katharine Hepburn eller den kokette skørhed hos Carole Lombard.

Real-world Examples

He looked every inch a patrician figure, with his tweed suits and walrus moustache.

Han så ud som en patricier til fingerspidserne, med sine tweed-dragter og sin spækhøger-moustache.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

According to The Bump, Patrick means " patrician" and " noble" and is of Latin origin.

Ifølge The Bump betyder Patrick "patricier" og "ædel" og har latinamerikansk oprindelse.

Source: The importance of English names.

People physically, I was round and stout not at all patrician.

Fysisk set var jeg rund og kraftig, slet ikke en patricier.

Source: 1The Eternal Validity of the Soul

The father was a patrician because he once invented an advanced machine pattern.

Faderen var en patricier, fordi han engang opfandt et avanceret maskinemønster.

Source: Pan Pan

It is like some penurious patrician who has sunk into the company of his inferiors.

Det er som en fattiglig patricier, der er faldet til sine underdaniges niveau.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Originally of the Plebian class, the family was raised to ruling Patrician status under

Oprindeligt fra Plebejer-klassen blev familien hævet til patricisk status under

Source: Character Profile

He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face.

Han red bag sin kammerat, og smilede, da han bemærkede den sure grimasse på den andens patriciske ansigt.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

The two social classes in early Rome were the patricians, which consisted of the upper class and the lower class called the plebeians.

De to sociale klasser i Rom var patricierne, som bestod af overklassen og underklassen, der blev kaldt plebejere.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

When they heard Paul's sermons the Roman patricians must have shaken their heads in disapproval, for this was hardly the language of the law.

Da de hørte Pauls prædikener, må de romerske patriciere have rystet på hovedet i utilfredshed, for det var næppe sproget i loven.

Source: A Brief History of the World

But to help take care of plebeian social concerns, the Romans developed a practice called patronage, in which a given patrician served as patron.

Men for at hjælpe med at tage sig af plebejernes sociale bekymringer udviklede romerne en praksis kaldet patronage, hvor en patricier fungerede som beskytter.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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