highborn

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highborn

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From high + born.

adjective high-born

  1. archaic, not comparable Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class. I am too high-born to be propertied, To be a secondary at control.
  2. archaic, not comparable Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing) The selfish, base, covetous, father-in-law was not at all desirous to have a highborn beggar and the posterity of a highborn beggar to maintain.
  3. not comparable Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing. In this illustrious throng, your lofty flood Swells high, fair confluence of all highborn Blood.
  4. figuratively, not comparable Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive. The tires are highborn Pirelli P Zeroes in appropriately majestic sizes.

Opposite: low-born

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adjective

Opposite: low-born

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adj of, pertaining to or befitting people of high social standing

Españolde alta cuna
日本語貴い tōtoi, 高貴な kōki na
Françaisbien né
Deutschhochgeboren
Italianodi nobili origini, nobile sg or
Русскийзнатного рода znatnovo roda

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@misc{highborn_2026,
  title = {highborn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/highborn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}