plebe
Meanings
noun
- A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- The plebs, the plebeian class.
- The similar lower class of any area.
- A freshman cadet at a military academy.
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Etymology
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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