trueborn

[Eng. true, and born.) Of genuine and legitimate birth; having a right by birth to a title. "Though banished, yet a true - born English man." Shakesp,: Richard II., i. 3. trûe-brěd, a. [Eng. true , and bred .] 1. Of a genuine or right breed or descent; thoroughbred. "She's a beagle, true - bred ." - Shakesp .: Twelfth Night, ii. 3. 2. Of genuine breeding or education; as, a true bred gentleman. *trûe-fast, a. [A. S. treówe -fest; cf. steadfast .] True, sincere, faithful, loyal. "O trustie turtle, true fastest of all true." Ballade in Com . of Our Lady. trûe-heart-ěd (ea as a), adj . [Eng. true , and hearted.] Of a faithful, honest, or loyal heart; true, loyal, staunch, sincere. "I swear he is truchearted." Shakesp.: Henry VIII ., v. 2. trûe-heart-ed-ne (ea as a), s. [Eng. truehearted; -ne .] The quality or state of being truehearted; fidelity, honesty, sincerity, loyalty.