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patrician

pa.tri.cian \p*-'trish-*n\ n [ME patricion, fr. MF patricien, fr. L 
   patricius, fr. patr]es senators, fr. pl. of pater father - more at FATHER 
   1: a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome  2a: a 
   person of high birth : ARISTOCRAT  2b: a person of breeding and cultivation 
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