
Noah Webster
Plebeian
PLEBE'IAN, adjective [Latin plebeius, from plebs, the common people.]
1. Pertaining to the common people; vulgar; as plebeian minds; plebeian sports.
2. Consisting of common people; as a plebeian throng.
PLEBE'IAN, noun One of the common people or lower ranks of men. [Usually applied to the common people of ancient Rome.]