plebeian : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plebeian	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for plebeian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plebeian adj 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(s): common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed n one of the common people Synonym(s): plebeian, pleb
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\, n. 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician. 2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plebeian \Plebe"ian\ (pl[esl]b[emac]"y[ait]n), a. [L. plebeius, from plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl[82]b[82]ien.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. 2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.