plebsn.

Brit.

/plɛbz/, U.S.

/plɛbz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin plēbs.

Etymology: < classical Latin plēbs (earlier plēbēs ) the general body of citizens at Rome, the plebeian class, the common people, the mob, of unknown origin. Compare slightly earlier plebe n. and the Romance parallels cited at that entry. Compare also earlier plebeian n.The rhyme in quot. a1657 at sense 1 suggests that pronunciation with a long vowel, as in the classical Latin etymon, was possible in early modern English. Some examples at sense 1 could perhaps be interpreted as instances of pleb n. 1.

1. gen. The ordinary people, the populace; (derogatory) the mob.Sometimes, esp. in later quots., difficult to distinguish from plural use of pleb n. 1.

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

1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame sig. C2 (title) Plebs.

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) II. 131 'Tis an Easier Thing To make Trees Leape, and Stones selfe-burthens bring..Then stop the giddie clamouring of Plebs [rhyme Thœbes].

1699 R. Atkyns Treat. True & Anc. Jurisdict. House of Peers 9 The Plebs, or common sort, were not excluded, whenever they did consult, or transact any publick Affairs.

1798 J. O'Keeffe Doldrum i. ii. 472 It's pleasant to make remarks on your plebs and common people, as we saunter up Piccadilly.

1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 132 We..take our place with the plebs who believe [etc.].

1890 Cincinnati Christian Advocate 5 Feb. 10/2 Whether the plebs hoot or not.

1963 D. MacDonald Against Amer. Grain 10 The aristocrat's approach to the masses is less degrading to them, as it is less degrading to a man to be shouted at than to be treated as nonexistent. But the plebs have their dialectical revenge.

1991 Hist. Today Oct. 28/1 Shovelboard, which had once been enjoyed by royalty..was taken over in the course of the seventeenth century by the plebs.

2. Roman History. The commonalty, originally the mass of citizens, as distinct from the privileged patricians. Cf. plebeian n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

plebs1835

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 92 Why I am going with my pidgeons to the tribunall Plebs .

1701 J. Sage Vindic. Disc. Princ. Cyprianic Age 392 The Plebs, the common People, were in every way..unfitted and unqualified [to elect their bishops].

1739 tr. C. Rollin Rom. Hist. I. 381 The common people (plebs) were infinitely superior to the Patricians in number.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. ii. 26 All the insolent and unruly turbulence which characterized the Plebs of the ancient Forum.

1882 Athenæum 21 Oct. 524/3 The two offices which by the close of the Republic had thrown all others into the background, those of the tribunes of the plebs in Rome and of the proconsuls in the provinces.

1943 M. Samuel tr. S. Asch Apostle ii. i. 224 Despite his ostensible attitude of indifference toward the plebs which had hailed him, Agrippa was pleased by the popular reception.

1991 Jrnl. Hist. of Collections 3 269/2 (caption) Portrait of Gaius Antius Restio, tribune of the plebs in 71 bc, on a coin minted by his descendant in 47 bc.

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

单词	plebs
释义	plebsn. Brit. /plɛbz/, U.S. /plɛbz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin plēbs. Etymology: < classical Latin plēbs (earlier plēbēs ) the general body of citizens at Rome, the plebeian class, the common people, the mob, of unknown origin. Compare slightly earlier plebe n. and the Romance parallels cited at that entry. Compare also earlier plebeian n.The rhyme in quot. a1657 at sense 1 suggests that pronunciation with a long vowel, as in the classical Latin etymon, was possible in early modern English. Some examples at sense 1 could perhaps be interpreted as instances of pleb n. 1. 1. gen. The ordinary people, the populace; (derogatory) the mob.Sometimes, esp. in later quots., difficult to distinguish from plural use of pleb n. 1. 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 1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame sig. C2 (title) Plebs. a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) II. 131 'Tis an Easier Thing To make Trees Leape, and Stones selfe-burthens bring..Then stop the giddie clamouring of Plebs [rhyme Thœbes]. 1699 R. Atkyns Treat. True & Anc. Jurisdict. House of Peers 9 The Plebs, or common sort, were not excluded, whenever they did consult, or transact any publick Affairs. 1798 J. O'Keeffe Doldrum i. ii. 472 It's pleasant to make remarks on your plebs and common people, as we saunter up Piccadilly. 1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 132 We..take our place with the plebs who believe [etc.]. 1890 Cincinnati Christian Advocate 5 Feb. 10/2 Whether the plebs hoot or not. 1963 D. MacDonald Against Amer. Grain 10 The aristocrat's approach to the masses is less degrading to them, as it is less degrading to a man to be shouted at than to be treated as nonexistent. But the plebs have their dialectical revenge. 1991 Hist. Today Oct. 28/1 Shovelboard, which had once been enjoyed by royalty..was taken over in the course of the seventeenth century by the plebs. 2. Roman History. The commonalty, originally the mass of citizens, as distinct from the privileged patricians. Cf. plebeian n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > of ancient Rome plebs1835 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 92 Why I am going with my pidgeons to the tribunall Plebs . View more context for this quotation 1701 J. Sage Vindic. Disc. Princ. Cyprianic Age 392 The Plebs, the common People, were in every way..unfitted and unqualified [to elect their bishops]. 1739 tr. C. Rollin Rom. Hist. I. 381 The common people (plebs) were infinitely superior to the Patricians in number. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. ii. 26 All the insolent and unruly turbulence which characterized the Plebs of the ancient Forum. 1882 Athenæum 21 Oct. 524/3 The two offices which by the close of the Republic had thrown all others into the background, those of the tribunes of the plebs in Rome and of the proconsuls in the provinces. 1943 M. Samuel tr. S. Asch Apostle ii. i. 224 Despite his ostensible attitude of indifference toward the plebs which had hailed him, Agrippa was pleased by the popular reception. 1991 Jrnl. Hist. of Collections 3 269/2 (caption) Portrait of Gaius Antius Restio, tribune of the plebs in 71 bc, on a coin minted by his descendant in 47 bc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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