WORD OF THE DAY.

plebeian \plih-BEE-uhn\, adjective:

1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2. Of or pertaining to the common people.
3. Vulgar; common; crude or coarse in nature or manner.
4. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome; opposed to patrician.
5. One of the common people or lower classes.
6. A coarse, crude, or vulgar person.


He was unashamed of his plebeian roots but keen to provide himself with aristocratic forebears.



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