[bloo bluhd for 1; bloo bluhd for 2] 
| 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. |
| blue blood also blue·blood (blōō'blŭd') n.
[Translation of Spanish sangre azul : sangre, blood + azul, blue (probably from the visible veins of fair-complexioned aristocrats).] blue'-blood'ed adj. |
