eupatrid

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

noun,plural eu·pat·ri·dae [yoo-pa-tri-dee]. /yuˈpæ trɪˌdi/.
  1. one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.

Origin of eupatrid

1
1825–35; <Greek eupatrídēs, literally, of a good father, of noble descent, equivalent to eu-eu- + patr- (stem of patḗr) father + -idēs-id2

Words Nearby eupatrid

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use eupatrid in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for eupatrid

eupatrid

/ (juːˈpætrɪd) /


nounplural -patridae (-ˈpætrɪˌdiː) or -patrids
  1. (in ancient Greece) a hereditary noble or landowner

Origin of eupatrid

1
C19: via Latin from Greek eupatridēs, literally: having a good father, from eu- + patēr father

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012