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Definition of Eupatrid

Eupatrid
Eupatrid Eu"pa*trid, n. [Gr. ? well + ? father.] One well born, or of noble birth.

Meaning of Eupatrid from wikipedia

- that his grandfather was a Eupatrid and his grandmother an Alcmaeonid, which suggests that in the 5th century, BC the Eupatrids were a single clan, like...
- His family was distinguished in Attica as they belonged to a noble or Eupatrid clan. Solon's father was probably Execestides. If so, his lineage could...
- The role was given to a virgin selected from amongst the aristocratic or Eupatrid families of Athens whose purity and youth was thought essential to ensure...
- Leogoras, and was born in Athens around 440 BC. He belonged to the ancient Eupatrid family of the Kerykes, who traced their lineage up to Odysseus and the...
- in overthrowing Hippias. However, in the aftermath, the other noble ('eupatrid') families of Athens rejected Cleisthenes, electing Isagoras as archon...
- three classes is uncertain, but the geomori ranked between the wealthy eupatrids, the only class who were permitted to hold the highest civil and religious...
- playwright Aeschylus came from deme Eleusis in Aiantis. His family were eupatrids. JS. Traill - The Political Organization of Attica: A Study of the Demes...