lesser

1. not comparableOf two (or, rarely, more than two) things: smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

   Of the two issues, this one is of lesser importance.

   Antonyms: greater

   1. not comparableIn plant and animal names, denotes a smaller kind.

      lesser panda

      1 more example

      lesser yellowlegs

      Antonyms: greater

   2. not comparableDenotes the smaller geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place.

      Lesser Antilles

      Antonyms: greater

plural lessers

1. One who is lesser; an inferior.

   You, King Adam, now rule over your lessers. You are now solely responsible for their workship, whether it be successful or offensive.

   2010, James Hansen, Alien Covenant: Genesis I (page 132)

plural Lessers

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.

   2005 October 9, Lucy Ellmann, “'The Pagoda in the Garden': Are We Amused Yet?”, in The New York Times