LESS'ER, adjective [This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded.] Less; smaller. Authors always write the lesser Asia. By the same reason, may a man in a state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of that law. God made the lesser light to rule the night. Genesis 1:16.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI