eupatrid

[ yoo-pa-trid, yoo-puh- ]

/ yuˈpæ trɪd, ˈyu pə- /

one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.

Origin of eupatrid

1825–35; < Greek eupatrídēs, literally, of a good father, of noble descent, equivalent to eu- eu- + patr- (stem of patḗr) father + -idēs -id²

To that eupatrid, joined before with himself, was now intrusted the command of the Grecian fleet.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Eupatrid, ū-pat′rid, n. a member of the Athenian aristocracy.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
It is not probable that the Eupatrid families were all autochthonous, even in the loose sense of that term.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 |Various
It is clear that the executive power in the state (see Archon) was still vested in the Eupatrid class.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various

Between the Eupatrid oligarchy and the rule of Peisistratus there comes the timocracy of Solon.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 |Various

eupatrid

/ (juːˈpætrɪd) /

(in ancient Greece) a hereditary noble or landowner

C19: via Latin from Greek eupatridēs, literally: having a good father, from eu- + patēr father