old money families
definitions
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Families that have possessed significant wealth and high social status for many generations, often characterized by inherited prestige and established social connections.de: Alteingesessene Familien
examples
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The social event was attended exclusively by old money families from the city's most prestigious neighborhoods.
Die gesellschaftliche Veranstaltung wurde ausschließlich von alteingesessenen Familien aus den prestigeträchtigsten Vierteln der Stadt besucht.