Usually means: Aristocratic class in ancient Rome.
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  1. patricians: Merriam-Webster
  2. patricians: Collins English Dictionary
  3. patricians: Vocabulary.com
  4. Patricians, patrician's, patricians: Wordnik
  5. patricians: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. patricians: Wiktionary
  7. patricians: Dictionary.com
  8. Patricians: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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(Note: See patrician as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Patrician)

noun:  (Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
noun:  A person of high birth; a nobleman.
noun:  One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
adjective:  Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (“fathers”) or senators, or patricians.
adjective:  Of or pertaining to a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian; aristocratic.
adjective:  Characteristic of or appropriate to a person of high birth; classy.
adjective:  Politically active to help people in lower classes, especially in a patronizing or condescending way.
adjective:  Of or relating to Saint Patrick.
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