Bastard
Bastard adjective - Born to a father and mother who are not married.
Highborn
Highborn adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: skeptics have argued that these dramatic masterpieces must have been written by someone more highborn than one William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon
Both words in one sentence
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Take Me Instead: When Ramsay Snow wants to take Talia as his "highborn ward", one option for Ethan is to beg the bastard to take him hostage instead.
- He gives insulting nicknames to his recruits, for instance "Ser Piggy" for fat Samwell Tarly and "Lord Snow" for highborn bastard Jon Snow.
Source: The Nicknamer - The players background can be that of a Highborn Bastard.
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