Eupatrid Definition

yo͝o-pătrĭd, yo͝opə-trĭd
eupatridae, eupatrids
noun
Any of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens or other Greek states.
Webster's New World

One well born, or of noble birth.

Wiktionary
(zoology) Any member of the Eupatridae.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Eupatrid

Noun

Singular:
eupatrid
Plural:
eupatrids

Origin of Eupatrid

  • Greek eupatridēs eu- eu- patēr patr- father pəter- in Indo-European roots -idēs patronymic suff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek well + father.

    From Wiktionary

Eupatrid Sentence Examples

  • At Athens, at any rate after Aristides, the eupatrid was neither better nor worse off than another man.

  • It is not probable that the Eupatrid families were all autochthonous, even in the loose sense of that term.

  • A pursuit of these two suggestions has established the probability that this "Eupatrid" clan traced its origin to Orestes, and derived its name from the hero, who was above all a benefactor of his father.

  • During this period Athens seems to have made little use of her militia, commanded by the polemarch, or of her navy, which was raised in special local divisions known as Naucraries (see Naucrary); hence no military esprit de corps could arise to check the Eupatrid tion.

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Words Starting With

EEUEUP

Words Ending With

DIDRID

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eupatrid

Words Starting With E and Ending With D

Starts With E & Ends With DStarts With EU & Ends With DStarts With E & Ends With ID

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