Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
plural of pleb
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe plebeian class of Ancient Rome or its equivalent in other ancient societies. · The common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.
From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.
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