Definitions
of or associated with the great masses of people
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Na plebeane will tak þe dochter of ane patriciane but hir consent.”
“The cognomen was first used in patrician families, who were distinguished from the plebeians by their three names.”
“There blude... vald hef na bettir cullour nor the blude of ane plebien or of ane mecanik craftis man.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Common, not noble”8 letters
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