English Explanatory Dictionary

plebs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of pleb
noun
  1. The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
  2. The common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.

Pronunciation

/plɛbz/

Word forms

plebs

Etymology

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.

Synonyms

plebeiate canaille commonality commonalty crowd demos everyone general public great unhosed great unwashed herd hoi polloi lower class many masses mob multitude odds and sods peasantry plebs populace proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff third estate trash unwashed unwashed masses working class

Related words

plebeian plebe pleb

Derived words

plebiscite tribune of the plebs
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