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high·born
/
ˈhaɪˌbɔrn
/
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[
hahy
-bawrn
]
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adjective
of
high
rank by birth.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
see
high
,
born
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highborn
(ˈhaɪˌbɔːn)
—
adj
of noble or aristocratic birth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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