eupatrid

American

[yoo-pa-trid, yoo-puh-] / juˈpæ trɪd, ˈju pə- /

noun

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

eupatrid British

/ juːˈpætrɪd /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a hereditary noble or landowner

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Inflected Forms

noun

eupatridae

plural

Etymology

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 -id ²

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