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blue blood
noun
: membership in a royal or socially important family
: a member of a royal or socially important family
Full Definition of BLUE BLOOD
1
\ˈblü-ˈbləd\ : membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
\-ˌbləd\ : a member of a noble or socially prominent family
— blue–blood·ed \-ˈblə-dəd\ adjective
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First Known Use of BLUE BLOOD
1832
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- aristocrat, gentleperson, gentle, noble, patrician
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