highborn
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of highborn
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at high, born
Example Sentences
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A highborn Athenian named Thucydides recognized at once that a transformative conflict was beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one-man shows, and his potent doses of humor and hard truth enthralled both the highborn and the humble.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
That a hotheaded, highborn Southerner killed a working man confirmed Northern fears about the intemperate behavior of Southern defenders of slavery, according to Gugliotta.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2018
Francesca Muscolino, the 16-year-old daughter of Neapolitan immigrants, is no highborn Chekhovian sophisticate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2017
Ser Imry and the other highborn captains did not share his view; they glittered as they paced their decks.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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