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lesser mortal

lesser mortal noun: a person of lower rank, station or ability.

Noun

lesser mortal (plural lesser mortals)

  1. (often) A person of lower rank, station or ability.
    • The better-off tend to look upon us as lesser mortals.
    • […] those higher Ranks of Men, are but Trustees of Heaven, for the Benefit of lesser Mortals, who, as Minors, are entituled to all their Care and Provision:1693, William Penn, Reflections and Maxims, no. 262, in A Collection of the Works of William Penn, London, 1726, Volume 1, p. 856

Forms of lesser mortal

plurallesser mortals

Questions about lesser mortal

What does lesser mortal mean?
Lesser mortal means a person of lower rank, station or ability.
What part of speech is lesser mortal?
Lesser mortal is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser mortal?
The plural of lesser mortal is lesser mortals.

Words near lesser mortal in the dictionary

  1. lesser kudu
  2. lesser kudus
  3. Lesser Litany
  4. lesser moa
  5. lesser moas
  6. lesser mortal
  7. lesser mortals
  8. lesser multangular
  9. lesser multangulars
  10. lesser nothura
  11. lesser nothuras

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