hauteur

[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
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noun
  1. haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

Origin of hauteur

1
1620–30; <French, equivalent to haut high (see haughty) + -eur-or1

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hauteur

/ (əʊˈtɜː) /


noun
  1. pride; haughtiness

Origin of hauteur

1
C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty

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