noun
Meaning 1
A person of lower rank, station or ability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often
Examples
- The better-off tend to look upon us as lesser mortals.
- 1693, William Penn, Reflections and Maxims, no. 262, in A Collection of the Works of William Penn, London, 1726, Volume 1, p. 856, [...] 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:
Meaning relationships
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