baseborn

[beys-bawrn]

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adjective

of humble parentage.
born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
having a base character or nature; mean.

Origin of baseborn

First recorded in 1585–95; base² + born

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Examples from the Web for baseborn

Historical Examples

Her bloodstained practising had succeeded in foisting one baseborn plebeian of alien blood into the family.
A Decade of Italian Women, v. II (of 2)
T. Adolphus Trollope
For they honor money; and the noble weds the baseborn, and the base the highborn; wealth has mixed the race.
Greek Women
Mitchell Carroll
Baseborn—guilty-born—attainted by my father's crimes, I am unworthy your love or a place in your thoughts.
Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2)
Jonathon Holt Ingraham

British Dictionary definitions for baseborn

baseborn

adjective archaic

born of humble parents
illegitimate
mean; contemptible

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Examples from the Web for baseborn

Historical Examples

Her bloodstained practising had succeeded in foisting one baseborn plebeian of alien blood into the family.

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

Baseborn—guilty-born—attainted by my father's crimes, I am unworthy your love or a place in your thoughts.

baseborn

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