highborn vs lowly

highborn

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing. 

  • Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive. 

lowly

adj
  • Low in rank or social importance. 

  • Not lofty or sublime; humble. 

  • Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. 

  • Not high; not elevated in place; low. 

adv
  • In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. 

  • In a low condition; meanly. 

  • At low pitch or volume. 

How often have the words highborn and lowly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )