haves

noun

haves

noun

/hævz/

Etymology From have + -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. See have for details.

1

Idiomatic The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.

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