pleb

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pleb / pleb/ • n. (usu. plebs) derog. an ordinary person, esp. one from the lower social classes.DERIVATIVES: pleb·by / ˈplebē/ adj.

Plebs

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Plebs

plebeians; the common people; the mob, 1647.

Example : plebs of the Ancient Forum, 1835.