Noble vs. Patrician

Noblenoun

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

‘This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.’;

Patriciannoun

(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.

Noblenoun

A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

Patriciannoun

A person of high birth; a nobleman.

Nobleadjective

Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

‘He made a noble effort.’; ‘He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.’;

Patriciannoun

One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.

Nobleadjective

Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.

‘a noble edifice’;

Patricianadjective

Of or pertaining to the Roman patres ("fathers") or senators, or patricians.

Nobleadjective

Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.

‘noble blood; a noble personage’;

Patricianadjective

Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.

Nobleadjective

Both isohedral and isogonal.

Patricianadjective

Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

Nobleadjective

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.

‘Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belongTo nobler poets for a nobler song.’;

Patricianadjective

Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.

‘Born in the patrician file of society.’; ‘His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood.’;

Nobleadjective

Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.

Patriciannoun

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 nobility.

Nobleadjective

Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.

Patriciannoun

A person of high birth; a nobleman.

Noblenoun

A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.

Patriciannoun

One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.

Noblenoun

An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in 1913).

Patriciannoun

a person of refined upbringing and manners

Noblenoun

A European fish; the lyrie.

Patriciannoun

a member of the aristocracy

Nobleverb

To make noble; to ennoble.

‘Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.’;

Patricianadjective

the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property

Noblenoun

a titled peer of the realm

Patricianadjective

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy;

‘an aristocratic family’; ‘aristocratic Bostonians’; ‘aristocratic government’; ‘a blue family’; ‘blue blood’; ‘the blue-blooded aristocracy’; ‘of gentle blood’; ‘patrician landholders of the American South’; ‘aristocratic bearing’; ‘aristocratic features’; ‘patrician tastes’;

Nobleadjective

having high moral qualities;

‘a noble spirit’; ‘a solid citizen’; ‘an upstanding man’; ‘a worthy successor’;

Nobleadjective

impressive in appearance;

‘a baronial mansion’; ‘an imposing residence’; ‘a noble tree’; ‘severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses’; ‘stately columns’;

Nobleadjective

of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times;

‘of noble birth’;

Nobleadjective

having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character;

‘a noble spirit’; ‘noble deeds’;

Nobleadjective

inert especially toward oxygen;

‘a noble gas such as helium or neon’; ‘noble metals include gold and silver and platinum’;

Nobleadjective

belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy

‘the Duchess of Kent and several other noble ladies’; ‘the medieval palace was once owned by a noble Florentine family’;

Nobleadjective

having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles

‘the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration’;

Nobleadjective

of imposing or magnificent size or appearance

‘noble arches and massive granite columns’; ‘there is nothing more noble than a mature pine forest’;

Nobleadjective

of excellent or superior quality

‘Chardonnay is the noble grape from which some of the finest white wines are produced’;

Noblenoun

(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth

‘the greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control’; ‘the king imposed a tax on both nobles and peasants’;

Noblenoun

a former English gold coin first issued in 1351.