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plebe Definition

plebe (plēb)

noun

  1. the plebs in ancient Rome
  2. Obsolete the common people of any nation
  3. ☆

    Etymology: short for plebeian

    a member of the freshman class at the U.S. Military Academy or Naval Academy

Etymology: Fr plèbe < L plebs

plebe Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

aut: Timebat tribunos aut plebes [ one feared the magistrates or the mob ] does not exclude the case in which one feared both.

Browse dictionary entries near plebe

  1. ‹ pleater
  2. ‹ pleated
  3. ‹ pleat
  4. ‹ pleasure principle
  5. ‹ pleasure
  6. ‹ pleasurable
  7. ‹ pleasing
  8. ‹ pleased
  9. ‹ please
  10. ‹ pleasantry
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