trueborn
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of trueborn
Example Sentences
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Bran then traveled back in time to witness the marriage of Jon's real parents — Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark — confirming that he's a trueborn Targaryen.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2017
Together they are history’s detectives, this series’ version of Wheels and the Legman, there to suss out that Jon is the true heir to the Iron Throne because he’s a trueborn legitimate Targaryen.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2017
However, the confirmation that Jon is a trueborn Targaryen may put a hitch in his budding relationship with Daenerys, as it means they are related.
From Time ● Aug. 27, 2017
If this person was Lyanna, it would make Jon a trueborn Targaryen and give him an even greater claim to the Iron Throne than Daenerys.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2017
Johnson was indeed, as Boswell often calls him, 'a trueborn Englishman'—so English that foreigners could neither understand him nor relish his Life.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by James Boswell
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