plebe
See also: plèbe
English
Etymology
From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːb
Noun
plebe (plural plebes)
- (historical, usually in the plural) A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- (historical, obsolete) The plebs, the plebeian class.
- 1612, Thomas Heywood, An Apology for Actors, Ch. ii:
- All other roomes were free for the plebe or multitude.
- 1612, Thomas Heywood, An Apology for Actors, Ch. ii:
- (obsolete) The similar lower class of any area.
- (US, military, slang) A freshman cadet at a military academy.
- 1834 October, Military & Naval Magazine, p. 85:
- My drill master, a young stripling, told me I was not so ‘gross’ as most other pleibs, the name of all new cadets.
- 1910, H. Irving Hancock, Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point (page 84)
- "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?"
"If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."
- "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?"
- 1834 October, Military & Naval Magazine, p. 85:
Related terms
Derived terms
Translations
plebeian — see plebeian
plebs — see plebs
first-year cadet
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References
- “plebe, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2006.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plēbem, accusative form of plēbs. Compare the doublet pieve.
Pronunciation
Noun
plebe f (plural plebi)
Related terms
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) plēbe
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plēbs, plēbis.
Noun
plebe f (plural plebes)
- plebs (the common people)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French plèbe, Latin plebs, plebem.
Noun
plebe f (uncountable)
- plebs, the common people, commonality, commoners, the lower orders
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plēbs, plēbis.
Pronunciation
Noun
plebe f (plural plebes)
plebe m or f (plural plebes)
- (colloquial, Sinaloa, Sonora, Mexico) kid, child
Synonyms
- (common people): chusma
Related terms
Further reading
- “plebe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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