well-born
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Well-born Hawaiians celebrate their connections and ancestry with organizations such as the Kaahumanu Society, named for Kamehameha I’s wife.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022
Well-born women held “spinning bees,” at which they competed to see who could spin the most and the finest linen.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Well-born, well-bred, handsome and accomplished, Greville led the easy life of a man of fashion, taking an occasional part in the transactions of his day and much consulted in the affairs of private life.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Goethe had, too, a bureaucratic vein in him; he spoke well of dignities, and carefully stepped through the cumbrous minuet of court-life without impinging upon a single Serene or Well-born bunyon.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 by Various
Well-born and accustomed to wealth all his life, he matched her pride with a pride as great, and made his offer on his feet as if he were conferring as much as he should receive.
From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson
