Ple*be"ian (?), a. [L. plebeius, from plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl'eb'eien.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2.
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
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Ple*be"ian, n.
1.
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
2.
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
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