Trueborn

//ˈtɹuː.bɔːn// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person of legitimate birth.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Genuinely by birth; legitimate.

    "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."

Example

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"Tom is the trueborn son of the King and the rightful heir to the throne."

Etymology

From true + born.

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