The quality or state of having blood, particularly as a measure of relationship, ancestry, or descent; bloodline status.
From 'blooded' (having blood, especially of good breeding) + suffix '-ness' (Old English -nes); originally applied to animals like horses and dogs to denote pedigree, then extended to human lineage.
The term 'bloodedness' reveals how people once literally thought character, nobility, and worth were carried in the blood itself—terms like 'blue-blooded,' 'cold-blooded,' and 'full-blooded' still echo this now-debunked but deeply ingrained belief.
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