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highborn
[hahy-bawrn]
highborn
/ ˈɪˌɔː /
adjective
of noble or aristocratic birth
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one-man shows, and his potent doses of humor and hard truth enthralled both the highborn and the humble.
Targaryens often place dragon eggs in cribs with their highborn babies with the hope that their hatchlings will naturally bond with them, which doesn’t always happen.
All this highborn posturing has a steep price in human lives, reminding us that viewing violence as entertainment isn’t a noble impulse.
Ships, especially warships, were microcosms of society at large, filled with young boys and teenagers and old men, the uneducated and the highborn, all speaking a particular language.
Historically, British queens have tapped highborn “ladies-in-waiting” to provide company to the monarch and serve as personal assistants and loyal friends.
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