plebeian
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- noun
- /pləˈbiːən/
:
plebeyo
- In this epoch, the product of the first class conflicts, the plebeians rebelled against the "coercive" power of the optimates.
I can't hear a single cry from the plebeians outside my beautiful walls.
- I can't hear a single cry from the plebeians outside my beautiful walls.
- Wasn't the best situation, but it was better than a single disc CD like plebeians had.
Examples
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From Roman history, who were the patricians and who were the plebeians?
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The Plebeian struggle resulted in the formation of the Tribunate of the Plebes, who were elected by Plebeians only, and they could "veto."
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I, a plebeian, have studied only how best to advance the... interest of my state and country.
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Why should I have to suffer death like any plebeian, any slave?
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I can't hear a single cry from the plebeians outside my beautiful walls.
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In most cultures, a king is set apart from the plebeians with an ornamental headdress.
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And you feasted 11,000 plebeians in the Field of Mars.
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Vico described Coriolanus as "meritorious" for his actions and the plebeians as "foolish" and ungrateful.
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Since the rituals were prerequisites to holding high office, plebeians were effectively barred from advancement in the government and, therefore, in society (36).
Academic text (2004) -
In ancient Rome, a plebeian could not hold high office and was often seen as inferior to the patricians.
Synonyms
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An ordinary person looked down on as lower class
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A person who has no title and is an ordinary member of society
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Etymology
The word plebeian comes from the Latin word plebs, which meant 'the common people' in ancient Rome. A plebeian was an ordinary citizen with no noble title, so the noun today means a regular person rather than someone from the elite.