하지만 그의 어머니가 관기였기 때문에, 장영실은 조선 사회에서 가장 낮은 계급의 일부인 관노의 신분이었다.
However, as his mother was a government-owned female entertainer, Jang Yeong-sil’s social status was that of a government-owned slave – part of the lowest class in Joseon society.