lower orders

lower orders

1. (UK, dated, derogatory) the lower classes in society

• lower order

• “lower orders”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the lower orders” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “the lower orders” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “lower orders”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.