Meanings
nounplebeianism (countable and uncountable, plural plebeianisms)
plural plebeianisms
- countableuncountableThe quality or state of being plebeian.First known use 18th c.
From this time, however, you may easily, my dear Friends, believe, a similar plebeianism cannot disgrace me.
1802, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 425
Origin
From plebeian + -ism; compare French plébéianisme.
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