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

When Rome was under threat, the plebeians could gain leverage with the patricians by refusing to fight until their demands were met.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

How did the plebeians win concessions from the ruling patricians during the Struggle of the Orders?

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.