lesser

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English less English -er English lesser From less + -er.

1. that which is of lesser size, quality, degree, or significance; of lower status, importance, or rank

   “The larger Sand Hill Cranes increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lesser ones do.”

   “Between the two men, he was clearly the lesser one.”

name

1. A surname.

   “Into them Lesser inserts three intentionally similar heroines, annoying American expats in Cambridge, England,[ ]whose Anglophilia leads to a quite unwarranted amount of sightseeing.”