birth (the sense of ‘act of bringing forth, being born’ is frequent)
1.
that which is born
2H4 IV. iv. 122
“loathly births.”
2.
parentage, descent;
esp. high descent, good family, noble lineage
Ado II. i. 174
“no equal for his
birth,”
John II. i. 430
“a match of
birth.”
3.
nature
Rom. II. iii. 20
“Revolts from true
birth.”
4.
nativity, horoscope
2H6 IV. i. 34
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