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

A council of other patricians often served as advisors or sometimes simply ran the town without a sultan.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 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

From palace-born Chinese patricians he descends; He keeps their high ancestral scorn; His spirit breaks, but never bends.

From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton