lowth

English

Etymology

From low + -th.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊθ

Noun

lowth (uncountable)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) Lowness.
    • 1843, Thomas Becon, John Ayre, The early works of Thomas Becon:
      "For I am sure that neither death nor life, neither angel nor rule, neither power, neither things present, neither things to come, neither height nor lowth, nor any other creature, shall lie able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  2. (Britain dialectal) (in the plural) Lowlands.

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