blue blood
[ bloo bluhd for 1; bloo bluhd for 2 ]
/ ˈblu ˌblʌd for 1; ˈblu ˈblʌd for 2 /
noun
an aristocrat, noble, or member of a socially prominent family.
aristocratic, noble, or socially prominent lineage or relatives: They boasted a lineage of pure blue blood.
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Origin of blue blood
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Examples from the Web for blue blood
From the start, we see him as he is: a despot and a swindler, a Dallas blue-blood with FBI ties, fleeing a violent past.
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blue blood
noun
royal or aristocratic descent
Word Origin for blue blood
C19: translation of Spanish sangre azul
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blue blood
1834, translating Spanish sangre azul, claimed by certain families of Castile as uncontaminated by Moorish or Jewish admixture, probably from the notion of the visible veins of people of fair complexion.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper