Hauter

[oht] /oʊt/

adjective
1.
high-class or high-toned; fancy:
an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.
2.
high; elevated; upper.
adj.

French, literally “high,” fem. of haut (see haught). Haute bourgeoisie “the (French) upper-middle class” is from 1888.

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