blue bloodnoun [ [U] ]
uk/ˌbluː ˈblʌd/us/ˌbluː ˈblʌd/the fact of someone having been born into a family that belongs to the highest social class
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- Highness
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- nobleman
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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Examples from literature
- He stands six feet high, a magnificent specimen of physical manhood, and as chock full of moral courage as he is of blue blood.
- He was of the bluest blood in Spain, and a marquis, but poor as a church mouse.
- He, as you know, is of the bluest blood of France.
- In Canada social distinctions are based more upon worth than upon wealth, more upon industry and ability than upon blue blood.
- The unmistakable mark of the high bred glowed in her face, the fine traces of blue blood graced her every movement, her every tone and look.