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hau⋅teur

  [hoh-tur; Fr. oh-tœr]
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–noun
haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
Origin:
1620–30; < F, equiv. to haut high (see haughty ) + -eur -or 1
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hau·teur   (hō-tûr', ō-tɶr')   
n.  Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.

[French, from Old French, from haut, high; see haughty.]
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Word Origin & History

hauteur 
1628, from Fr., "haughtiness, arrogance," lit. "height," from O.Fr. hauteur (12c.), from haut, from L. altus (see haughty).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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