patrician
adjective/pəˈtrɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #18,075 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy; refined and noble in manner or appearance.
Example sentence
The old mansion was filled with patrician furniture and portraits of ancestors dating back centuries.
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