Meaning of lesser mortal | Babel Free

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A person of lower rank, station or ability.

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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:”

“[…] at the luaus (feasts) the forever never-ending luaus, I must be seated on Lilolilo’s makalao mat, the Prince’s mat, his alone and taboo to any lesser mortal save⟳ by his own⟳ condescension and desire.”

“In respect⟳ to Celia’s uncannily sunny disposition in Nyack Hospital, I swallowed many an admiring remark⟳ for seeming somehow indecorous, as if her improbable good nature were an affront to lesser mortals who quite reasonably wail from pain and grow⟳ irascible during convalescence.”

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