a. [UNDER-1 6 b.] Of lower degree; of inferior rank.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa (1811), IV. 48. The reputation of persons of birth must not lie at the mercy of every under-degreed sinner.
a. [UNDER-1 6 b.] Of lower degree; of inferior rank.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa (1811), IV. 48. The reputation of persons of birth must not lie at the mercy of every under-degreed sinner.
