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Antonyms for plebeians

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pli-bee-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : plɪˈbi ən

Definition of plebeians

Origin :
  • also plebian, "of or characteristic of the lower class," 1560s in a Roman historical sense, from Latin plebeius "belonging to the plebs," earlier plebes, "the populace, the common people" (as opposed to patricians, etc.), also "commonality; the mass, the multitude; the lower class," from PIE *ple- (see pleio-). In general (non-historical) use from 1580s.
  • noun person of lower class
Example sentences :
  • The Guelphs were restored to power and the plebeians and trades deposed.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • They were chosen promiscuously from the Patricians and Plebeians.
  • Extract from : « Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology » by Charles K. Dillaway
  • You have named one party, that of the nobility, the other that of the plebeians.
  • Extract from : « History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy » by Niccolo Machiavelli
  • The remaining portion of the population were called Plebeians.
  • Extract from : « Romulus, Makers of History » by Jacob Abbott
  • The former were called the Plebeians, the latter the Patricians.
  • Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
  • It was embraced by the noblest citizens—it was forbidden to the plebeians.
  • Extract from : « The Last Days of Pompeii » by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
  • None of your raileries, Tarleton, or I shall speak to you of plebeians and the canaille!
  • Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • True, those men were chiefs and nobles; but are plebeians less human?
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Did they ever elevate a plebeian if he sympathized with plebeians?
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Manlius in reality fell a victim to his sympathies with the Plebeians.
  • Extract from : « Helps to Latin Translation at Sight » by Edmund Luce

Synonyms for plebeians

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