plebeityn.

Brit.

/plᵻˈbeɪᵻti/,

/plᵻˈbiːᵻti/, U.S.

/pləˈbeɪᵻdi/,

/pləˈbiᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s plebeyity, 1600s–1700s 1900s– plebeity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plēbēius , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin plēbēius (see plebeian n. and adj.) + -ity suffix, after e.g. nobility n. Compare earlier plebs n. With sense 2 compare classical Latin plēbitās rank or status of a plebeian, Portuguese plebeidade (a1649), and also earlier plebeiance n.

Now historical and rare.

1. The plebeian class; the commonalty.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun]

folkc888

peoplea1325

frapec1330

commona1350

common peoplea1382

commonsa1382

commontya1387

communityc1400

meiniec1400

commonaltya1425

commonsa1500

vulgarsa1513

many1526

meinie1532

multitude1535

the many-headed beast (also monster)1537

number1542

ignobility1546

commonitya1550

popular1554

populace1572

popularya1578

vulgarity?1577

populacya1583

rout1589

the vulgar1590

plebs1591

mobile vulgusc1599

popularity1599

ignoble1603

the million1604

plebe1612

plebeity1614

the common filea1616

the herda1616

civils1644

commonality1649

democracy1656

menu1658

mobile1676

crowd1683

vulgusa1687

mob1691

Pimlico parliament?1774

citizenry1795

polloi1803

demos1831

many-headed1836

hoi polloi1837

the masses1837

citizenhood1843

John Q.1922

wimble-wamble1937

1614 H. Wotton Let. 25 Oct. (modernized text) in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 58 A notable advantage offered the said Duke by the dissension of the plebeity.

1618 H. Wotton Election Duke of Venice in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 190 The Plebeyity (whose supream Object is Bread) cried in all corners, Viva Donato.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Plebeity, the commonalty, the vulgar people.

1982 Eng. Hist. Rev. 97 844 The procession is handed over..to non-political groups recruited from the plebeity, with the literate middle-class retreating to watch the spectacle from the sidelines.

2. Plebeian quality, status, or birth.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > position or quality of

plebeiance1621

commonership1648

peopleship1650

plebeity1663

plebeianism1723

roture1738

plebeianness1840

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 27 So much incommodated are they from their minds plebeity.

1679 Jenison's Popish Plot Pref. 7 That..his Extraction may advance him above the common exceptions of Lowness and Plebeity, which inferiour Testimonies are subject to.

1797 G. Staunton Abridged Acct. Embassy to China xi. 229 Any one desirous of quitting plebeity, and willing to become an eunuch, is immediately received into one of the palaces.

1975 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 105 93 Mere plebeity did not prevent an annalist from vigorously trumpeting the bygone, more glorious holders of his name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plebeity
释义	plebeityn. Brit. /plᵻˈbeɪᵻti/, /plᵻˈbiːᵻti/, U.S. /pləˈbeɪᵻdi/, /pləˈbiᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s plebeyity, 1600s–1700s 1900s– plebeity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plēbēius , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin plēbēius (see plebeian n. and adj.) + -ity suffix, after e.g. nobility n. Compare earlier plebs n. With sense 2 compare classical Latin plēbitās rank or status of a plebeian, Portuguese plebeidade (a1649), and also earlier plebeiance n. Now historical and rare. 1. The plebeian class; the commonalty. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] folkc888 peoplea1325 frapec1330 commona1350 common peoplea1382 commonsa1382 commontya1387 communityc1400 meiniec1400 commonaltya1425 commonsa1500 vulgarsa1513 many1526 meinie1532 multitude1535 the many-headed beast (also monster)1537 number1542 ignobility1546 commonitya1550 popular1554 populace1572 popularya1578 vulgarity?1577 populacya1583 rout1589 the vulgar1590 plebs1591 mobile vulgusc1599 popularity1599 ignoble1603 the million1604 plebe1612 plebeity1614 the common filea1616 the herda1616 civils1644 commonality1649 democracy1656 menu1658 mobile1676 crowd1683 vulgusa1687 mob1691 Pimlico parliament?1774 citizenry1795 polloi1803 demos1831 many-headed1836 hoi polloi1837 the masses1837 citizenhood1843 John Q.1922 wimble-wamble1937 1614 H. Wotton Let. 25 Oct. (modernized text) in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 58 A notable advantage offered the said Duke by the dissension of the plebeity. 1618 H. Wotton Election Duke of Venice in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 190 The Plebeyity (whose supream Object is Bread) cried in all corners, Viva Donato. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Plebeity, the commonalty, the vulgar people. 1982 Eng. Hist. Rev. 97 844 The procession is handed over..to non-political groups recruited from the plebeity, with the literate middle-class retreating to watch the spectacle from the sidelines. 2. Plebeian quality, status, or birth. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > position or quality of plebeiance1621 commonership1648 peopleship1650 plebeity1663 plebeianism1723 roture1738 plebeianness1840 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 27 So much incommodated are they from their minds plebeity. 1679 Jenison's Popish Plot Pref. 7 That..his Extraction may advance him above the common exceptions of Lowness and Plebeity, which inferiour Testimonies are subject to. 1797 G. Staunton Abridged Acct. Embassy to China xi. 229 Any one desirous of quitting plebeity, and willing to become an eunuch, is immediately received into one of the palaces. 1975 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 105 93 Mere plebeity did not prevent an annalist from vigorously trumpeting the bygone, more glorious holders of his name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1614
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