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plebeians

plebeians is the plural of plebeian.

Meaning of plebeian

Noun

plebeian (plural plebeians)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
    • Na plebeane will tak þe dochter of ane patriciane but hir consent.
      [No plebeian will take the daughter of any patrician but her consent]1533, John Bellenden translating Livy, History of Rome, Vol. II, Ch. iv, Sect. ii
    Synonyms:
    commoner, pleb, plebe
    Antonyms:
    patrician
  2. A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person.
    • There blude... vald hef na bettir cullour nor the blude of ane plebien or of ane mecanik craftis man.
      [Their blood... would have no better color nor the blood of any plebeian or of any mechanic craftsman]c. 1550, Robert Wedderburn, The Complaynt of Scotlande..., Ch. xv, p. 102
    Antonyms:
    noble, aristocrat

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Questions about plebeians

What is plebeians the plural of?
Plebeians is the plural of plebeian.

Words near plebeians in the dictionary

  1. plebeianized
  2. plebeianizes
  3. plebeianizing
  4. plebeianly
  5. plebeianness
  6. plebeians
  7. plebeiate
  8. plebeity
  9. plebes
  10. plebeskin
  11. plebeskins

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