In ancient Rome, the patricians had voting rights and held important government positions.

patricians 是名词 patrician 的复数形式。patrician 来自拉丁语 patricius，原指古罗马社会中享有特权的贵族阶层，他们通常是元老院成员并掌握政治权力。这个词后来也泛指社会地位高贵的阶层。