lowborn

adjective

low·​born ˈlō-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce lowborn (audio)
: born in a low condition or rank

Examples of lowborn in a Sentence

his patrician parents were very slow to accept his lowborn wife
Recent Examples on the Web Nor was there a payoff to the mounting tensions in capital city King’s Landing, where Rhaenyra’s lowborn advisor Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) has been sowing the seeds of rebellion among the common people. Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024 Gawain, himself, is pissed that their lord father has been unseated as Hand by such a lowborn creature. Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 1 July 2024 Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte. Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020 Question 1 Who are Jon Snow's parents? A. Ned Stark and Catelyn Stark B. Ned Stark and a lowborn woman C. Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen D. Lyanna Stark and Robert Baratheon Correct! Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2017 The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta tells the story of a ship captain’s daughter who falls in love with a lowborn sailor, against her father’s wishes. Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 17 May 2017 Question 1 Who are Jon Snow's parents? A. Ned Stark and Catelyn Stark B. Ned Stark and a lowborn woman C. Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen D. Lyanna Stark and Robert Baratheon Correct! Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lowborn was in the 13th century

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“Lowborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowborn. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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