a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.

a person of very good background, education, and refinement.

a member of the original senatorial aristocracy in ancient Rome.

(under the later Roman and Byzantine empires) a title or dignity conferred by the emperor.

a member of a hereditary ruling class in certain medieval German, Swiss, and Italian free cities.

of high social rank or noble family; aristocratic.

befitting or characteristic of persons of very good background, education, and refinement

patrician tastes.

of or belonging to the patrician families of ancient Rome.

adjective

common , lower-class

noun

commoner

adjective

aristocratic , blue-blooded * , gentle , grand , highborn , high-class , noble , royal , wellborn , blue-blooded , elite , highbred , thoroughbred , upper-class

noun

aristocrat , blue blood , gentleperson , noble , nobleperson , peer , silk stocking , upper cruster , highborn , lordly , stately