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    well born
    /ˌwɛl ˈbɔːn/

    adjective

    • 1. from a noble or wealthy family: "if one were well born enough to ‘come out’ it was a disaster to finish the season unbetrothed"

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    Someone who is well-born belongs to an upper-class family. Secrecy was the key, and the identities of the well-born members were concealed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

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    Well-born definition: born of a noble or highly esteemed family.. See examples of WELL-BORN used in a sentence.

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    Definition of well born adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Wellborn means born of noble or wealthy lineage, such as aristocratic or upper-class. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries of wellborn in this online dictionary.

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    Define well-born. well-born synonyms, well-born pronunciation, well-born translation, English dictionary definition of well-born. adj having been born into a wealthy or upper-class family Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers...

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    The earliest known use of the word well-born is in the Old English period (pre-1150). well-born is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv. , born adj.

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    Wellborn definition: born of a noble or highly esteemed family.. See examples of WELLBORN used in a sentence.