highborn

[ hahy-bawrn ]

/ ˈhaɪˌbɔrn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR highborn ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of high rank by birth.

Origin of highborn

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at high, born

Words nearby highborn

high beam, highbinder, high blood pressure, high blower, high board, highborn, highboy, high brass, highbred, highbrow, highbush blueberry

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Example sentences from the Web for highborn

Clarke felt that the violence against her highborn character, sold into marriage with a Dothraki warlord, strengthened Daenerys.
'Game of Thrones' Sexual Politics|Jace Lacob|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
The world of highborn womanhood alone attracts her attention.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld
At the western entrance to Rosk's mine, he peered out for the first sign of the highborn enemies.
The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. Reynard

Young, fair, and highborn, I may not choose on whom I will bestow my love!
Comic Tragedies|Louisa M. Alcott
He will be taken by her highborn family and educated, and he must forget all about his mamma.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for highborn

highborn

/ (ˈhaɪˌbɔːn) /

adjective

of noble or aristocratic birth

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单词	highborn
释义	highborn [ hahy-bawrn ] / ˈhaɪˌbɔrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR highborn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of high rank by birth. Origin of highborn Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at high, born Words nearby highborn high beam, highbinder, high blood pressure, high blower, high board, highborn, highboy, high brass, highbred, highbrow, highbush blueberry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for highborn Clarke felt that the violence against her highborn character, sold into marriage with a Dothraki warlord, strengthened Daenerys. 'Game of Thrones' Sexual Politics\|Jace Lacob\|June 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame. Audrey\|Mary Johnston The world of highborn womanhood alone attracts her attention. Women of the Teutonic Nations\|Hermann Schoenfeld At the western entrance to Rosk's mine, he peered out for the first sign of the highborn enemies. The Buttoned Sky\|Geoff St. Reynard Young, fair, and highborn, I may not choose on whom I will bestow my love! Comic Tragedies\|Louisa M. Alcott He will be taken by her highborn family and educated, and he must forget all about his mamma. Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed\|Edna Ferber British Dictionary definitions for highborn highborn / (ˈhaɪˌbɔːn) / adjective of noble or aristocratic birth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to highborn aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, gentle, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, thoroughbred, queenly, titled, upper-class, wellborn
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highborn

adjective

Origin of highborn

Words nearby highborn

Example sentences from the Web for highborn

British Dictionary definitions for highborn

adjective

Words related to highborn