n.
Pronunciation: ' l ō - ə r
Function: adjective
Etymology: 3 low
Date: 13th century
1 : relatively low in position, rank, or order
2 : SOUTHERN < lower New York State>
3 : less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
4 a : situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface b capitalized : being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named < Lower Cretaceous> < Lower Paleolithic>
5 : constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body < lower house>