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plebs
[plebz]
noun
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
the common people; the populace.
plebs
/ ɛ /
noun
(functioning as plural) the common people; the masses
(functioning as singular or plural) common people of ancient Rome Compare patrician
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plebs1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plebs1
Example Sentences
He admitted swearing at officers but denied calling them "plebs".
Somewhere outside this room is the real world, where finery and foppishness won’t save these characters from an uprising of the plebs.
And he asked when the prime minister would apologise for having "one rule for him and his chums and another for the rest of us plebs".
Reader Tyler Hogan responded with a really sharp comment, which he gave me permission to share here: This goes further than “managerial class wants to remind plebs who’s in power.”
Another said, “It’s one rule for them and another for us plebs!”
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