plebe

1. (historical, plural-normally) A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
2. (historical, obsolete) The plebs, the plebeian class.
3. (obsolete) The similar lower class of any area.
4. (US, slang) A freshman cadet at a military academy.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plib/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: plebe

Cognate with Spanish: plebe

Cognate with Portuguese: plebe

In summary

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, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.

Synonyms

cadet

Translations

cadet

cadet

accademista

allievo

cadetto

elew

cadete