noble birth; high lineage
Rare, literary phrase meaning 'of noble birth' or 'high lineage'. In modern Japanese, 家柄の良い or 名門の出 are more common.
She is said to be of noble birth.
A more common term for 'prestigious family' or 'distinguished lineage'.
Rare kanji spelling; the phrase is almost always written in kana or with the more common 尊い.
More common kanji spelling using 尊い instead of 貴い.
Compound of 貴い (たっとい, 'noble, precious') and 家柄 (いえがら, 'family lineage'). The kanji 貴 is a less common variant of 尊い in this context.