Found 2 items, similar to plebeian.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plebeian plebeian adj 1: of the common people of ancient Rome; “a plebeian magistrate” [ant: proletarian, patrician] 2: 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” [syn: common, vulgar, unwashed] n : one of the common people [syn: pleb]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plebeian Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\ (pl[-e]*b[=e]"yan), a. [L. plebeius, from plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl['e]b['e]ien.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng. [1913 Webster] Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\, n. 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men. [1913 Webster]