Manti Messenger | 1937-03-12 | Page 8 | "to the Manner Born"

To the Manner Born norn I The earliest use of the phrase to the manner born appears to tobe tobe tobe be in Shakespeare's play Hamlet Act 1 1 Scene 4 where Hamlet says But to my mind min though I am native here and to the manner born it is a custom more honored in the breach than in the observance It signifies born to follow or obey a certain practice or custom also aso having having having hav hav- ing lifelong acquaintance with given conditions customs etc It has been wrongly understood to refer to a manor or mansion hence the phrase to the manor born is sometimes used in the sense accustomed accustomed accustomed ac to the usages of a locality or of high or polite society