Of a person: having a character or manner appropriate to, or traditionally associated with, a person of good birth or high social position; noble…

Of high quality. Of a person: of noble birth; having the personal qualities associated with, or befitting a person of, noble birth; noble in…

Instructed. well inquered, well-bred, well-mannered.

Having the personal qualities associated with noble birth; refined in nature or character.

Of a person: from a highly regarded family; demonstrating good upbringing or education through courteous or refined speech and behaviour.

Only in well nutrimented: well-bred.

Properly or successfully reared (in various senses of rear, v.1). Now: esp. well-brought-up; well-bred.

Of or characteristic of good breeding or upbringing; refined, genteel; (in negative sense) haughty, arrogant. Cf. well-bred, adj. 1b.

Of persons, their manners, etc.: Well-bred; gentlemanly; genteel. Obsolete.