Patriclan vs Patrician - What's the difference?
patriclan | patrician |
(anthropology) A clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.
(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.
A person of high birth; a nobleman.
One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
* Sir Walter Scott
* Addison
As a noun patriclan
is (anthropology) a clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.As an adjective patrician is
of or relating to (saint patrick).patriclan
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(en noun)References
Source: Anthromorphemics. [http://www.webref.org/anthropology/p/patriclan.htm]patrician
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Alternative forms
* patritian (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- born in the patrician file of society
- his horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood