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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lesser

/(lĕs"ẽr)/ · Less·er · IPA /ˈlɛsɚ/
01 a. Less; smaller; inferior.
  1. 1.
    Less; smaller; inferior.
    “God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night.” — Gen. i. 15.
    “The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.” Shak.
    “The larger here, and there the lesser lambs.” Pope.
    “By the same reason may a man, in the state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law.” Locke.
02 adv. Less.
  1. 1.
    Less.[Obs.]