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PLEBEIANS
Noun
plebeians
plural of plebeian
Anagrams
• albespine
Source: Wiktionary
PLEBEIAN
Ple*be"ian, a. Etym: [L. plebeius, from plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. plébéien.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
Ple*be"ian, n.
1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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