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hauteur (n.)

"a haughty bearing, arrogance of manner," 1620s, from French hauteur "haughtiness, arrogance," literally "height," from Old French hauture "height, loftiness; grandeur, majesty" (12c.), from haut (see haught).

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Definitions of hauteur from WordNet

hauteur (n.)
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors;
Synonyms: arrogance / haughtiness / high-handedness / lordliness
From wordnet.princeton.edu