definition of
lowly

[1] #1 lowly s. [humble, low, modest, small] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings". wn

[2] #2 lowly s. [junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary". wn

[3] #3 lowly s. [humble, menial] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). wn