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Today's Word "plebeian"
(noun) - 1 : One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome; opposed to patrician. 2 : One of the common people or lower classes. 3 : A coarse, crude, or vulgar person.
"Clodius wanted to be elected tribune, but was barred from doing so, since it's a strictly plebeian office, off-limits to patricians." -- Steven Saylor, 'The Venus Throw'
Plebeian is from Latin plebeius, from plebs, plebis, "the common people."
This news arrived on: 09/07/2008
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