Baseborn
of humble parentage.
born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
having a base character or nature; mean.
historical examples
for they honor money; and the n-ble weds the baseborn, and the base the highborn; wealth has mixed the race.
greek women mitch-ll 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
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
adjective (archaic)
born of humble parents
illegitimate
mean; contemptible
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