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plebe

Pronunciation: /plib/

The English word “plebe” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
  2. The plebs, the plebeian class.
  3. The similar lower class of any area.
  4. A freshman cadet at a military academy.

Etymology

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.

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