The Collaborative International Dictionary
Haught
Haught \Haught\ (h[add]t), a. [See Haughty.]
High; elevated; hence, haughty; proud. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
haught
c.1400, haute, "high in one's own estimation, haughty," from Old French haut (11c.) "main, principal; proud, noble, dignified; eminent; loud; grand," literally "high," from Latin altus "high" (see old); with initial h- by influence of Frankish hoh "high." Spelling altered 16c. by influence of caught, naught, etc.
Wiktionary
haught
a. (context obsolete English) haughty.
Wikipedia
Haught
Haught is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Gary Haught (born 1970), American baseball player
- John F. Haught, American Roman Catholic theologian
Usage examples of "haught".
If that were Haught-it must be Haught, coming up the stairs so quietly.