old money

Noun

Meaning

the inherited wealth of established upper-class families

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Very old money was behind the Crow's Nest. And enough of it that its Owners didn't mind losing some every month to keep the place going. It was a kind of eleemosynary institution, created to serve not culture and not dukh, but a thing called the Purpose. Neal Stephenson

he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth Source: Internet

she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts Source: Internet

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