plebeian – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
plebeian
adj.
common, lower class; coarse, unrefined, rude
n.
pleb, common man, member of the lower class; member of the common class (in ancient Rome)
Plebs
In
ancient Rome, the
plebs was the general body of free
Roman citizens who were not
patricians, as determined by the
census. From the 4th century BC or earlier, known as commoners or part of lower social status
plebeian
Noun
1. one of the common people
(synonym) pleb
(hypernym) commoner, common man, common person
(hyponym) philistine, lowbrow
(member-holonym) folk, common people
Adjective
1. of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"
(antonym) proletarian, propertyless
(see-also) middle-class
2. 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"
(synonym) common, vulgar, unwashed
(similar) lowborn
Plebeian
(n.)
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
(n.)
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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