plebeian
IPA: pɫʌbˈiʌn
noun
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person.
adjective
- (historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- Of or concerning the common people.
- Common, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured.
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Examples of "plebeian" in Sentences
- The Luculli were a plebeian family.
- Adoption into plebeian family of the Fontei is rare.
- The first plebeian to hold the office was elected in 209 BC.
- Two of the aediles also had to be chosen from the plebeian class.
- The equestrian order and the plebeian class were two separate entities.
- This made the Plebeian Council powerless, and thus weakened the tribunate.
- In practice, however, the plight of the average plebeian remained unchanged.
- The ruling class was full of plebeian families and had been for generations.
- In the 1920s, Kawabata was living in the plebeian district of Asakusa, Tokyo.
- The democratic plebeian Jew turns into the blood Jew and the tyrant of peoples.