plebe

Meaning

Noun

• A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
• The plebs, the plebeian class.
• The similar lower class of any area.
• A freshman cadet at a military academy.

Origin

• From Latin plebs ("the plebeian class"), probably via Middle French plebe ("plebeians, commoners, the rabble") and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.