Definition of plebeian Plebeian

/plʌbiˈʌn/ - [plubeeun] - ple•be•ian

We found 12 definitions of plebeian from 6 different sources.

What does plebeian mean?

Noun Plural: plebeians
plebeian - one of the common people
		pleb
		common man, common person, commoner a person who holds no title
		common people, folks, folk your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"

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plebeian (Noun)
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
plebeian (Noun)
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
plebeian (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
plebeian (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as plebeian sports.

plebeian (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
plebeian (a.)
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
plebeian (n.)
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
plebeian (n.)
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.

plebeian
plē-bē′an, adj. pertaining to, or consisting of, the common people: popular: vulgar.—n. originally one of the common people of ancient Rome: one of the lower classes.—v.t. Plebei′anise.—ns. Plebei′anism, state of being a plebeian: the conduct or manners of plebeians: vulgarity; Plebificā′tion, the act of making plebeian.—v.t. Pleb′ify, to make plebeian: to vulgarise. [Fr. plébéien—L. plebeius—plebs, plebis, the common people.]