Definition of PLEBS

plebs

Meanings

Noun

  • one of the common people
  • plural of pleb
  • The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
  • The common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.

Synonyms

canaille, commonality, commonalty, crowd, demos, everyone, general public, great unhosed, great unwashed, herd, hoi polloi, lower class, many, masses, mob, multitude, odds and sods, peasantry, pleb, plebeian, plebeiate, plebs, populace, proletariat, rabble, rank and file, riffraff, third estate, trash, unwashed, unwashed masses, working class

Scrabble Score: 9

plebs is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
plebs is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plebs is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

plebs is a valid Words With Friends word