Today's Word "plebeian"
Of or pertaining to the common people
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plebeian \plih-BEE-uhn\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. 2 : Of or pertaining to the common people. 3 : Vulgar; common; crude or coarse in nature or manner.
(noun) - 1 : One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome; opposed to patrician. 2 : One of the common people or lower classes. 3 : A coarse, crude, or vulgar person.
"Clodius wanted to be elected tribune, but was barred from doing so, since it's a strictly plebeian office, off-limits to patricians." -- Steven Saylor, 'The Venus Throw'
Plebeian is from Latin plebeius, from plebs, plebis, "the common people."
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