patrician

noun

A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes.

A member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat.

A member of one of the noble families of the ancient Roman Republic, which before the third century BC had exclusive rights to the Senate and the magistracies.

Used as a title for members of a class of honorary nobility appointed by the Byzantine emperors.

A member of the hereditary ruling class in the medieval free cities of Italy and Germany.