BASEBORN

base, baseborn

(adjective) illegitimate

base, baseborn, humble, lowly

(adjective) of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense); “baseborn wretches with dirty faces”; “of humble (or lowly) birth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

baseborn (not comparable)

bastard, illegitimate

Of lowly birth.

Source: Wiktionary

Base"born`, a.

1. Born out of wedlock. Gay.

2. Born of low parentage.

3. Vile; mean. "Thy baseborn heart." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition