a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. |
2. | Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; | |
n. | 1. | One of the |
2. | One of the common people, or lower rank of men. |
Noun | 1. | plebeian - one of the common people Synonyms: pleb |
Adj. | 1. | plebeian - of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate" Antonyms: patrician - of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire proletarian, propertyless - the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property |
2. | plebeian - of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" |
PLEBEIAN. One who is classed among the common people, as distinguished from the nobles. Happily in this country the order of nobles does not exist.
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