patrizio

Definitions of patrizio
  1. noun
    a member of the aristocracy
    synonyms: aristocratico, nobile
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    Elisabetta I
    Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
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    principe
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
    principessa
    a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
    zarina
    the wife or widow of a czar
    delfino
    formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
    cavaliere, collare
    originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
    dama, nobildonna
    a woman of the peerage in Britain
    nobiluomo
    a titled peer of the realm
    regina
    the wife or widow of a king
    type of:
    capo, capofila, dirigente, leader, portainsegna
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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