Plebeian Definition

plĭ-bēən
plebeians
adjective
Of or characteristic of the lower class in ancient Rome or of the common people in any country.
Webster's New World
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners.
American Heritage
Vulgar, coarse, or common.
Webster's New World
Commonplace; ordinary.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
plebeians
A member of the ancient Roman lower class.
Webster's New World
One of the common people.
Webster's New World
A vulgar, coarse person.
Webster's New World
(archaic) One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Plebeian

Noun

Singular:
plebeian
Plural:
plebeians

Origin of Plebeian

  • From Latin plēbius from plēbs plēb- the common people pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin plebeius, from plebs, plebis (“the common people").

    From Wiktionary

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