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lowborn

lowborn is the alternative spelling of low-born.

Meaning of low-born

Adjective

low-born (comparative more low-born, superlative most low-born)

  1. Born in a family of low status.
    • "The shame of refusing to meet you!—from the shame of meeting an equal I might," said Kingston, tauntingly; "but it is absurd to be challenged by my hired servant—a low-born nobody!"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Challenge”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 234

Questions about lowborn

What is lowborn the alternative spelling of?
Lowborn is the alternative spelling of low-born.

Words near lowborn in the dictionary

  1. lowbat
  2. lowbell
  3. lowbells
  4. lowbie
  5. lowbies
  6. lowborn
  7. lowboy
  8. lowboys
  9. lowbred
  10. Lowbridge
  11. Lowbridges

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