Lowliness, 1) mean condition: “thou the beggar; for so witnesseth thy l.” LLL IV, 1, 81. “witness the night, your garments, your l.” H5 IV, 8, 55.
2) freedom from pride, meekness, humility: “with as humble l. of mind,” H6A V, 5, 18. “l. is young ambition's ladder,” Caes. II, 1, 22. “the king-becoming graces, . . . as mercy, l., devotion,” Mcb. IV, 3, 93.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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