LekhoriLekhoriA plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
Another the like was among the Romanes of Patricij & plebes, thone ſtriuing with thother a long time, the patricij many yeares excluding the plebes from bearing rule, vntill at laſt all magiſtrates were made cõmon [common] betweene thẽ [them]: […]
The plebs, the plebeian class.
All other roomes were free for the plebe or multitude.
The similar lower class of any area.
From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Span...
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