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plebs

[ plebz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. (in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
  2. the common people; the populace.


plebs

/ 辫濒蓻产锄 /

noun

  1. functioning as plural the common people; the masses
  2. functioning as singular or plural common people of ancient Rome Compare patrician
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of plebs1

First recorded in 1640鈥50, plebs is from the Latin word pl膿bs, pl膿b膿s
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of plebs1

C17: from Latin: the common people of ancient Rome
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He admitted swearing at officers but denied calling them "plebs".

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Somewhere outside this room is the real world, where finery and foppishness won鈥檛 save these characters from an uprising of the plebs.

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And he asked when the prime minister would apologise for having "one rule for him and his chums and another for the rest of us plebs".

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Reader Tyler Hogan responded with a really sharp comment, which he gave me permission to share here: This goes further than 鈥渕anagerial class wants to remind plebs who鈥檚 in power.鈥

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Another said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 one rule for them and another for us plebs!鈥

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