A person who has been lowered in social status or has fallen from a higher social position.
From French, feminine form of déclassé (one who has been declassed). The French -ée ending indicates the person affected by the action.
The concept of 'declassee' was especially important in 19th-century novels—think of characters like Pip in Dickens's 'Great Expectations' who fear becoming declassees if they lose their wealth. It reflects societies where your material possessions directly determined your human worth.
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