Definition of "plebeians" [plebeians]

• Plural form of plebeian. (noun)

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• "Among the causes which enfranchised the plebeians from the yoke of feudal tyranny, the institution of cities and corporations is one of the most powerful; and if those of Palestine are coeval with the first crusade, they may be ranked with the most ancient of the"
• "The next gain made by the plebeians was the annual appointment from their own ranks of two officers, called AEDILES."
• "Kentucky had been granted by the year 1790, the patrician land-holding element was completely submerged by the flood of so-called plebeians who came in soon after Kentucky became a State."