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hau·teur    Audio Help   [hoh-tur; Fr. oh-tɶr] Pronunciation Key
–noun
haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

[Origin: 1620–30; < F, equiv. to haut high (see haughty) + -eur -or1]
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hau·teur    Audio Help   (hō-tûr', ō-tɶr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.


[French, from Old French, from haut, high; see haughty.]

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hauteur 
1628, from Fr., "haughtiness, arrogance," lit. "height," from O.Fr. hauteur (12c.), from haut, from L. altus (see haughty).

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hauteur

noun
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: arrogance

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Hauteur

Hau`teur"\, n. [F., fr. haut high. See Haughty.] Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
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