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   high-born

   /ˈhʌɪbɔːn/

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   • 1. having noble parents: "a high-born Portuguese family"

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   What does highborn mean?

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   Where did the word high born come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word high-born is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for high-born is from around 1275, in the writing of Layamon, poet. high-born is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., born adj.

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   Is a highborn a member of a nobility?

   • If someone is highborn, their parents are members of the nobility. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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   What did Haward say to a highborn boy?

   • Laugh at early passion ye who will; a highborn boy madly in love with a lowly ginger-beer girl! Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame. Young, fair, and highborn, I may not choose on whom I will bestow my love!

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   Highborn means of noble birth, such as aristocratic, genteel, or upper-class. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries of highborn in this online dictionary.

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   Highborn means of noble or aristocratic birth, or of high rank by birth. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of this old-fashioned adjective with examples from literature and history.

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   Highborn means of noble or aristocratic birth. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of this adjective, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.

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   High-born is an adjective or noun that means of noble birth or rank. It comes from Middle English and has different pronunciations in British and American English. See examples, frequency, and related words.

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   Definitions of highborn. adjective. belonging to the peerage. synonyms: coroneted, titled. noble. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.

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   Highborn means of noble or aristocratic birth. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, as well as related words and translations in Spanish and other languages.