blue blood

[ bloo-bluhd for 1; bloo-bluhd for 2 ]
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noun
  1. an aristocrat, noble, or member of a socially prominent family.

  2. aristocratic, noble, or socially prominent lineage or relatives: They boasted a lineage of pure blue blood.

Origin of blue blood

1
1825–35; translation of Spanish sangre azul.See sanguine, azure

Other words from blue blood

  • blue-blooded, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for blue blood

blue blood

noun
  1. royal or aristocratic descent

Origin of blue blood

1
C19: translation of Spanish sangre azul

Derived forms of blue blood

  • blue-blooded, adjective

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