Lackwit

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A lackwit in Westeros refers to a person who is lacking intelligence. They are frowned upon by society. There are lackwits in all strata of society. Despite being lackwit some highborn can still inherit, such as Lollys Stokeworth who becomes the Lady of Stokeworth after the deaths of her mother, Tanda Stokeworth, and her sister, Falyse Stokeworth.[1] Men have been known to marry lackwit heiresses. Male lackwits sometimes become fools.

Referring to someone as a lackwit is also a mild insult in Westeros.

Some lackwits

References and Notes

Quotes

"I've known men to wed lackwits and suckling babes for prizes a tenth the size of Tarth."

- Ser Hyle Hunt, to Brienne