blue-bloodedadjective
uk/ˌbluːˈblʌd.ɪd/us/ˌbluːˈblʌd.ɪd/A blue-blooded person has been born into a family that belongs to the highest social class.
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- Highness
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- nobleman
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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Examples from literature
- I've heard of blue-blooded families, but these are the first I've ever seen!
- The blue-blooded aristocrat had appeared at Yale, and he had chosen his circle of acquaintances with great care.
- This would help her natural gifts of fascination, even though her breeding and education did not reach the standard of her blue-blooded critics.