highborn

adjective

high·​born ˈhī-ˈbȯrn 

: of noble birth

Synonyms of highborn

• aristocratic
• noble

Examples of highborn in a Sentence

skeptics have argued that these dramatic masterpieces must have been written by someone more highborn than one William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon

Recent Examples on the Web

But his background is closer to that of George, the highborn son. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026

Sawai starred as Toda Mariko, a highborn woman with an important role to play in a brewing civil war among Japan’s ruling council of regents. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024

Long shamed for being both mixed-race and illegitimate, Dieudonné needs a highborn bride to prove his worth in the court of Louis XVI. — Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

The Bronze Age cemetery likely held highborn warriors, contemporaries of Ulysses, but perhaps a queenly mother lay among them. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

highborn

adjective

high·​born ˈhī-ˈbȯ(ə)rn 

: of noble birth