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to the manor born

to the manor born adjective: from an upper class or wealthy family.

Adjective

to the manor born (not comparable)

  1. From an upper class or wealthy family.
    • Near-synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
    • In fact, he was to the manor born. He was a fifth-generation Washingtonian, born in the national capital on April 30, 1903; there he resided until his death on August 20, 1966.1997, Dan D. Nimmo, Chevelle Newsome, Political Commentators in the United States in the 20th Century: A Bio-critical Sourcebook, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 172
  2. Eggcorn of to the manner born.
    • Presently he arrived and mounted the granite boulder as if to the manor born.1911, L. M. Montgomery, The Story Girl, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, page 282

Synonyms of to the manor born

Origin of to the manor born

Eggcorn of to the manner born.

Questions about to the manor born

What does to the manor born mean?
To the manor born means from an upper class or wealthy family.
What part of speech is to the manor born?
To the manor born is an adjective.

Words near to the manor born in the dictionary

  1. to the left
  2. to the letter
  3. to the life
  4. to the limit
  5. to the manner born
  6. to the manor born
  7. to the marrow
  8. to the max
  9. to the minute
  10. to the moon
  11. to the moon and back

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