born to the purple
adjEtymology
Calque of Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos); purple was a luxury color reserved for the Byzantine imperial family. In other kingdoms as well, purple has been traditionally associated with royalty; in some times and places this was because vibrant purple dyes were expensive.
- calqued from πορφυρογέννητος
Definitions
Born and raised in a royal family.
- No one had had any experience of an emperor like Commodus, a Caesar born to the purple.
Of children, born of prominent or high-ranking parents.
- Near-synonyms: to the manor born, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
The neighborhood
- neighborroyal purple
- neighborregal purple
- neighbornepotism baby
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA