Patricius
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Roman law. A nonheredltary title to nobility conferred by the emperor.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A noble; a patrician.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. A title of the highest honor, conferred on those who enjoyed the chief place in the emperor's esteem.