The difference between Pater and Patrician

When used as nouns, pater means father, whereas patrician means a member of any of the families constituting the populus romanus, or body of roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order.


Patrician is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to the roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.

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  1. Pater as a noun (formal, or, humorous):

    father

  1. Patrician as a noun (antiquity):

    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.

  2. Patrician as a noun:

    A person of high birth; a nobleman.

  3. Patrician as a noun:

    One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.

  1. Patrician as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the Roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.

  2. Patrician as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.

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