"born to the purple" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos); purple was a luxury color reserved for the Byzantine imperial family. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|grc|πορφυρογέννητος}} Calque of Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} born to the purple (not comparable)
  1. Born and raised in a royal family. Tags: not-comparable Translations (born and raised in a royal family): bíborban született (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-born_to_the_purple-en-adj-IcsIDQSr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'born and raised in a royal family': 92 8
  2. (loosely) Children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-born_to_the_purple-en-adj-6MPIwVhj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: born in the purple

Alternative forms

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