plebs
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 5
/plɛbz/
Definition of plebs
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of pleb
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noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of pleb
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(historical, plural, plural-only)The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
“Why I am going with my pidgeons to the tribunall Plebs.”
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(plural, plural-only)The common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.
“For 'tis an Easier Thing To make Trees Leape, and Stones selfe-burthens bring (As once Amphion to the walls of Thæbes,)”
“1993, Max Cavalera, "Refuse/Resist", Sepultura, Chaos A.D. Chaos A.D. / Tanks On The Streets / Confronting Police / Bleeding The Plebs”
“The history of Palermo was punctuated by such uprisings; when they happened, the great barons simply fled to the safety of their country villas, leaving the urban plebs free to sack their palaces in the city.”
“The lesser plebs are not unscrupulous troublemakers.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.
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