Trueborn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹuː.bɔːn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Trueborn is an adjective meaning Genuinely by birth; legitimate.
Meaning
Genuinely by birth; legitimate.
More Meanings
- (fantasy) A person of legitimate birth.
Example Sentences
She might have overlooked a dozen bastards for Ned's sake, so long as they were out of sight. Jon was never out of sight, and as he grew, he looked more like Ned than any of the trueborn sons she bore him.
Young Ian's shoulders and thighs were dark with wet, and the rain dripped from the brim of his slouch hat, but he sat straight in the saddle, ignoring the weather with the stoic nonchalance of a trueborn Scot.
Draconian in terms of its scope and aims, it replaced the guarantee of all rights, liberties, and immunities of all trueborn Englishmen that had been granted to the colonists in the first two colonial charters and established something very akin to martial law in the colony.
Word Forms
- true-born
- trueborns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include true-born, legitimate, baseborn, well-born, wellborn, natural.
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