eupatrid

[ yoo-pa-trid, yoo-puh- ]

/ yuˈpæ trɪd, ˈyu pə- /

noun, plural eu·pat·ri·dae [yoo-pa-tri-dee] /yuˈpæ trɪˌdi/.

one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.

Words nearby eupatrid

eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism, euonymus, eupatorium, eupatrid, eupen and malmédy, eupepsia, eupeptic, euphausiid, euphemism

Origin of eupatrid

1825–35; < Greek eupatrídēs, literally, of a good father, of noble descent, equivalent to eu- eu- + patr- (stem of patḗr) father + -idēs -id²

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Examples from the Web for eupatrid

To that eupatrid, joined before with himself, was now intrusted the command of the Grecian fleet.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Eupatrid, ū-pat′rid, n. a member of the Athenian aristocracy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
It is not probable that the Eupatrid families were all autochthonous, even in the loose sense of that term.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8|Various
It is clear that the executive power in the state (see Archon) was still vested in the Eupatrid class.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

Between the Eupatrid oligarchy and the rule of Peisistratus there comes the timocracy of Solon.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for eupatrid

eupatrid

/ (juːˈpætrɪd) /

noun plural -patridae (-ˈpætrɪˌdiː) or -patrids

(in ancient Greece) a hereditary noble or landowner

Word Origin for eupatrid

C19: via Latin from Greek eupatridēs, literally: having a good father, from eu- + patēr father

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