trueborn

[ troo-bawrn ]

adjective

1. genuinely or authentically so because of birth:

   a trueborn son of Ireland; a trueborn Parisian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trueborn¹

First recorded in 1585–95; true + born

Example Sentences

In Westeros, a woman is measured by her supposedly weaker body's ability to perform the rituals of emotional labor so that a man can reap the political benefits, and beget trueborn children so that a man can pass on his family name.

From Salon

Only the best to see Cicely Tyson, whom they called their trueborn Harlem queen, one last time.

From New York Times

The season seven finale of Game of Thrones not only confirmed that Jon Snow is the trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, but also revealed the real name of the King in the North.

From Time

Jon is not the illegitimate child of Ned Stark, but rather the trueborn son of Ned's sister Lyanna and Rhaegar Targaryen.

From Time

Yet he still needed Sam's help to figure out that Rhaegar Targaryen had wed Lyanna Stark after annuling his marriage to Elia Martell, making Jon a trueborn Targaryen.

From Time