Thesaurus

(n) : originally, 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 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

(adj) : 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