high-born
Born to privilege
High-born means born into a noble or aristocratic family.
The term belongs to literary and historical contexts: a high-born lady, high-born knights of the realm.
It contrasts with common or low-born, marking the social hierarchy of birth rather than achievement.
Of hereditary nobility
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
duchess · countess · baron · viscount · marquess · earl · lord · lady
Superior select group
- upperclassHighest social stratum
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
affluent · establishment · socialite · debutante · gentry · blueblood · aristocracy · landed
Record of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
genealogy · forebears · ancestors · dynasty · succession · birthright · inheritance · extraction
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
duke · duchess · countess · baron · viscount · marquess · earl · lord · lady · dowager
elite
Superior select group
- upperclassHighest social stratum
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
prestigious · affluent · establishment · socialite · debutante · gentry · blueblood · aristocracy · landed · entitled
pedigree
Record of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descent · genealogy · forebears · ancestors · dynasty · succession · birthright · inheritance · extraction · origin
high-borncommoner
Non-noble person
serf · villein · untitled · working-class · proletarian
high-bornunderprivileged
Lacking usual social advantages
disadvantaged · humble · poor · impoverished · destitute