proletarianism


pro·le·tar·i·an

P0590300 (prō′lĭ-târ′ē-ən)adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat.n. A member of the proletariat; a worker.
[From Latin prōlētārius, belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens (viewed as contributing to the state only through having children), from prōlēs, offspring; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′le·tar′i·an·ism n.

proletarianism

the practices, attitudes, social status, or political condition of an unpropertied class dependent for support on daily or casual labor. — proletarian, n., adj.See also: Politics