eupatrid

eupatrid
/yooh pa"trid, yooh"peuh-/, n., pl. eupatridae /yooh pa"tri dee'/.
one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.
[1825-35; < Gk eupatrídes, lit., of a good father, of noble descent, equiv. to eu- EU- + patr- (s. of patér) FATHER + -ides -ID2]

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▪ Greek social class
      (Greek: “of a good father”), member of the nobility of ancient Athens. It is likely that public office before 594 BC was in practice confined to the eupatridae and that they had a political monopoly comparable to that of other Greek aristocracies in the Archaic period. Solon's (Solon) reforms, by establishing property qualifications for office, limited their power, which disappeared entirely after 580.

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  • Eupatrid — Eu pa*trid, n. [Gr. e y^ well + ? father.] One well born, or of noble birth. || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eupatrid — [yo͞o′pə trid΄] n. pl. eupatridae [yo͞opa′tri dē΄] or eupatrids [eu′pa′tridz΄] [Gr eupatridēs < eu (see EU ) + patēr, FATHER] [also E ] any of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens or other Greek states …   English World dictionary

  • eupatrid — noun (plural eupatridae) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Greek eupatridēs, from eu + patr , patēr father more at father Date: 1836 one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eupatrid — eu·pat·rid …   English syllables

  • eupatrid — eu•pat•rid [[t]yuˈpæ trɪd, ˈyu pə [/t]] n. pl. eu•pat•ri•dae [[t]yuˈpæ trɪˌdi[/t]] anh one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece • Etymology: 1825–35; < Gk eupatrídēs lit., those of noble descent …   From formal English to slang

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