Half-sister (half-brother) is as now, and the "high" means simply that the
one who is the reference is of a higher reputation, more exalted, more
distinguished, etc. than is the speaker.  So if I label you as a high
half-brother, you are of greater standing and reputation in the community
than am I.  As a rule, that title ran with the person, though that person
may have fallen upon temporary hard-times which would seem to be not of his
making.


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Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] high half sister

One would think that this could be a loaded question Daryl
but it's just a guess that perhaps since people were use to 
measuring horses by hand that 'high half' might be a dyslexic
version of 'half high' meaning that she was their little sister.

That's the best meaning I can come up with after doing a 
google that showed nothing decesive concerning the phrase
you have in question. 

Good Luck, Vicki :)

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