patricians

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He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

Versatile and assured, Sternhagen played women who were folksy, regal, plain-spoken and glamorous, although she had a special fondness for dotty eccentrics and snobby patricians.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

The Tribal Assembly was likewise divided into thirty-five tribes based on place of residence, with each tribe casting one vote, but both plebeians and patricians could attend.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Both plebeians and patricians could attend this assembly, which was organized into blocs.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

While their pride in class, their blindness to the rights of others, and their failure in patriotism are made apparent, the patricians are treated as the representatives of righteousness and nobility.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.