Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Noble or aristocratic descent.
- noun A member of the aristocracy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of high social status.
- noun the quality of status that qualifies one as a
blue blood ; -- used metaphorically, as “They haveblue blood in their veins.”.
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- noun uncountable
noble oraristocratic ancestry - noun countable an
aristocrat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the aristocracy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of Spanish sangre azul : sangre, blood + azul, blue (probably from the visible veins of fair-complexioned aristocrats).]
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A calque of Spanish sangre azul.
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