baseborn

American  

[beys-bawrn] / ˈbeɪsˈbɔrn /

adjective

1. of humble parentage.

2. born bear born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

3. having a base bases character or nature; mean.

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baseborn British  

/ ˈbeɪsˌbɔːn /

adjective

1. born of humble parents

2. illegitimate

3. mean; contemptible

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Etymology

Origin of baseborn

First recorded in 1585–95; base ² + born

Example Sentences

Some young squire or hedge knight, like as not . . . though by the vehemence with which Lord Hoster had opposed him, he might have been a tradesman's son qr baseborn apprentice, even a singer.

From Literature

Jacob the supplanter, Jacob the changeling, Jacob the baseborn!

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It gives the word of a certain baseborn woman, formerly a servant in the home of the Accused, who was severely maltreated by Guido, by the Canon his brother, and by their mother.

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For they honor money; and the noble weds the baseborn, and the base the highborn; wealth has mixed the race.

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If it were so, the Countess would be no Countess, Anna Lovel would simply be Anna Murray, penniless, baseborn, and a fit wife for the tailor, should the tailor think fit to take her.

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