Etymology

plebs

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Today it means: The plebeian class of Ancient Rome or its equivalent in other ancient societies. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · borrowed fromplēbs“the plebeian class”
  2. English todayplebs

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.

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