Low in height; short.
Low in place or position.
Of low value or degree.
Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
base bullion
Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
Not classical or correct.
base Latin
Not held by honourable service.
A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.