plebeian
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plebeian
- /pliˈbiːən/
- /plɛbˈiːən/
Rhymes with -iːən
Where it comes from
From Latin plēbēius (“a commoner; common”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix), from Latin plēbēs + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), possibly under the influence of Middle French plebeyen, plebein, plebien (“a commoner”) and plebeien (“concerning the common people”). Cf. Medieval Latin plēbēiānus (“a commoner”), from plēbēius + -ānus.
noun plebeians · plebian · plebeyan · plebean · plebeane · plebien
- A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. Na plebeane will tak þe dochter of ane patriciane but hir consent. [No plebeian will take the daughter of any patrician but her consent]
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A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person.
There blude... vald hef na bettir cullour nor the blude of ane plebien or of ane mecanik craftis man.
[Their blood... would have no better color nor the blood of any plebeian or of any mechanic craftsman]
Similar: commoner, villain, peasant, nobody · Opposite: noble, aristocrat
adjective more plebeian · most plebeian · plebian · plebeyan · plebean · plebeane
- Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. To what purpose be the plebeian Magistrates ordeined?
- Of or concerning the common people. ...priuate person or plebian multitude...
- Common, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured. For to plebeyan wits, it is as good, As to be silent, as not vnderstood.
Similar: of, pertaining to the common people · Opposite: noble, aristocratic
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: of, pertaining to the common people · Opposite: noble, aristocratic
Translations
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noun one of the common people of ancient Rome
| Español | plebeyo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평민 pyeongmin, 서민 seomin |
| 日本語 | 平民 heimin, 庶民 shomin, 下下 shimojimo |
| 中文 | 平民 píngmín, 庶民 shùmín |
| Português | plebeu |
| Français | plébéien |
| Deutsch | Plebejer |
| Italiano | plebeo |
| Ελληνικά | πληβείος pliveíos |
| Română | plebeu |
| Русский | плебе́й plebéj |
adj of or pertaining to the common people
| Español | plebeyo, barriobajero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 賎しい iyashii, 下賎な gesen na, 平民の heimin no, 庶民の shomin no |
| Português | plebeu |
| Français | plébéien |
| Deutsch | plebejisch |
| Italiano | plebeo |
| Русский | плебе́йский plebéjskij |
Talk about this word "plebeian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plebeian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plebeian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plebeian "plebeian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plebeian.Cite this
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title = {plebeian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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