inferiors

noun

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

one of lesser rank or station or quality

adjective

falling short of some prescribed norm

lower than a given reference point

having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

written or printed below and to one side of another character

of low or inferior quality

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

Roots

inferusinfer- · Latin · low, below

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The word inferiors breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root infer-, from Latin inferus (“low, below”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.