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Misborn

Misborn \Mis"born`\, a. Born to misfortune.
--Spenser.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misborn

"abortive, premature, mis-shapen from birth," late Old English misboren "abortive, degenerate," from mis- (1) + born. From 1580s as "born of an unlawful union."

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misborn

a. 1 (context now rare English) Born prematurely; abortive. 2 (context pejorative now rare English) Of low birth, illegitimate.

Usage examples of "misborn".

I was afraid that I would have to go to war just to protect her, and I couldn't reconcile the safety and freedom of one misborn with compromising the safety of all those who depend on me.

He could only trust to his trainers to be clever and see that she was not some misborn freak, but something entirely new.

I was afraid that I would have to go to war just to protect her, and I couldn’t reconcile the safety and freedom of one misborn with compromising the safety of all those who depend on me.

There were some such colonies which were supervised by hospitalers of Holy Church, but the Valley of the Misborn was not among them.

After several such pronouncements, aimed at curbing infanticide, had issued from New Borne, the luckless misborn had come to be called the "Pope's nephews," or the "Pope's children," by some.

After several such pronouncements, aimed at curbing infanticide, had issued from New Rome, the luckless misborn had come to be called the “Pope’s nephews,” or the “Pope’s children,” by some.