proletaries

Variant of proletary

proletary definition

pro·le·tary (prō′lə ter′ē)

noun pl. proletaries -·tar′·ies

in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property

Etymology: L proletarius, a propertyless citizen of the lowest class, who served the state only by having children < proles, offspring: see prolific

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