lowly vs puisne

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. 

puisne

adj
  • Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior. 

  • Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary. 

noun
  • A person of puisne rank. 

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