Plebeians - Wikipedia In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs[1] were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners" Both classes were hereditary The precise origins of the group and the term are unclear, but may be related to the Greek, plēthos, meaning masses [2]
Plebeian | Definition, History, Examples | Britannica Plebeian, member of the general citizenry in ancient Rome as opposed to the privileged patrician class The distinction was probably originally based on the wealth and influence of certain families who organized themselves into patrician clans under the early republic, during the 5th and 4th centuries BCE
PLEBEIAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Originally it was a plebeian rural and urban diversion and was popularised and commercialised during the middle and later decades of the twentieth century
plebeian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian
Plebeian - definition of plebeian by The Free Dictionary 1 Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate 2 Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners 3 Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes