
What Does “born to the purple” mean?
Definition:
If someone is born to the purple or in the purple, they are born into a reigning family or privileged class.
Example(s)
She was the only child born to the purple.
This idiom is in the colors category.
  
If someone is born to the purple or in the purple, they are born into a reigning family or privileged class.
She was the only child born to the purple.
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