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plebe.

A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.

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Meaning & usage

noun/plib/General-American/pliːb/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.

    historical · plural-normally
  2. The plebs, the plebeian class.

    historical · obsolete
  3. The similar lower class of any area.

    obsolete
  4. A freshman cadet at a military academy.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.

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