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Definition of Lowborn
1. Adjective. Of humble birth or origins. "A topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"
Similar to: Base, Baseborn, Humble, Lowly, Common, Plebeian, Unwashed, Vulgar, Ignoble, Ungentle, Untitled
Antonyms: Noble
Definition of Lowborn
1. a. Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.
Definition of Lowborn
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of low-born) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lowborn
1. of humble birth [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lowborn
Literary usage of Lowborn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"96) says: "Hidalgo, ie Hijo de Algo, literally a son of somebody, in contradistinction
to an obscure and lowborn man, a son of nobody. ..."
2. The Statutes at Large: Passed in the Several General Assemblies Held in His by Nova Scotia, Richard John Uniacke, Henry H. Cogswell, William Hill, W. B. Bliss, John Whidden, James F. Gray (1835)
"... and the party or parties named therein, or lowborn it may be transferred, by
his or their indorsement, shall be entitled, from the date so indorsed, ..."
3. History and Digest of the International Arbitrations to which the United by John Bassett Moore (1898)
"Property on land or in port, as at lowborn, Class 2. Property at sea 199, 9HS».
71 Barcelona, Malaga, St. Domingo, and elsewhere... #344. W>. ..."
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