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Social classes > Upper classes > Patricians

Preferred term

Patricians  

Definition

  • Members of the privileged citizen class of ancient Rome, and, under the Roman and Byzantine Empires, for holders of high rank and title of this name conferred by the emperor; also used for members of the influential and hereditary ruling class in certain Medieval German, Swiss, and Italian free cities [AAT]

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Notation

  • 120943

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Q7CWSJ8K-H

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