old-fashioned to marry someone who belongs to a lower social class than you.
Her father, who felt that she had married beneath her station, refused to speak to her.
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marry beneath (one's) station
To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath his station like that?"Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath her station with some fast food worker.