Well born

well·born

[wel-bawrn]
adjective
1.
born of a good, noble, or highly esteemed family.
noun
2.
( used with a plural verb ) wellborn persons collectively (usually preceded by the ): the pride and assurance of the wellborn.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English; Old English welboren. See well1, born

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wellborn

adjective
of good or upper-class lineage; "a rich and wellborn husband" 
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