Boston brahmin

Boston brahmin
A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.

Edward C. Johnson III is the very model of a Boston Brahmin billionaire—a pillar of Yankee discretion and probity.


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