van goeden huize

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “from [a] good house”, using now-obsolete dative nominal forms, where "house" is used metonymically to refer to one's family and upbringing.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

van goeden huize

  1. (idiomatic) of good stock; from a good family
    Antonym: van slechten huize
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