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highborn

[ hahy-bawrn ]
/ ˈhaɪˌbɔrn /
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adjective
of high rank by birth.
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Origin of highborn

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at high, born

Words nearby highborn

high beam, highbinder, high blood pressure, high blower, high board, highborn, highboy, high brass, highbred, highbrow, highbush blueberry
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Words related to highborn

aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, gentle, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, thoroughbred, queenly, titled, upper-class, wellborn

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British Dictionary definitions for highborn

highborn
/ (ˈhaɪˌbɔːn) /
adjective
of noble or aristocratic birth
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