beneath

beneath is a Preposition

Definition:

[1] Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. "Beneath the mount." Ex. xxxii. 19. Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.

[2] Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.

[3] Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. Atterbury.