lowling

English

Etymology

From low +‎ -ling.

Noun

lowling (plural lowlings)

1. (fantasy, rare) A low-ranking person; a commoner.
   • 2003, Jude Deveraux, Velvet Song, page 197:

     By “you” he meant people of her class, lowlings who believed in witches and the goodness of the King, who thought the trials were honest and fair and other stupid things.

   • 2012, Jean Rattay, The Kirkfield Heiress, page 18:

     They were all garbed in the usual one-piece gown to the calf, but where most lowlings wore drab, usually so filthy what color it began was not even discernable, these folk were in greens and various shades of brown, even a couple in gold.

See also

• netherling