Patrician (noun)

1. A member of the aristocracy in ancient Rome, who traced his descent from one of the original senators appointed by the Roman king.
2. A person of high social rank or of refined manners or culture.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin patricius, from pater "father".

Examples:

1. The patricians were the ruling class in ancient Rome.
2. He had the bearing of a patrician, with a natural air of authority and confidence.
3. The patricians lived in opulent houses on the Palatine Hill.
4. She was born into a patrician family and was raised with the finest of everything.
5. The patrician looked down on the plebeians as inferior.