plebeian
adj.
common, lower class; coarse, unrefined, rude
n.
pleb, common man, member of the lower class; member of the common class (in ancient Rome)
Plebs
In
Ancient Rome, the plebs were the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the
patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian (
Latin: plebeius). The term is used more commonly today to refer to one who is in the middle or lower class, or who appears to be; however, in Rome, plebeians could become quite wealthy and influential.
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plebeian
Noun
1. one of the common people
(synonym) pleb
(hypernym) commoner, common man, common person
(hyponym) philistine, lowbrow
(member-holonym) folk, common people
Adjective
1. of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"
(antonym) proletarian, propertyless
(see-also) middle-class
2. of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
(synonym) common, vulgar, unwashed
(similar) lowborn
Plebeian
(n.)
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
(n.)
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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