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Definition of Plebeian

Plebeian
Plebeian Ple*be"ian, n. 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician. 2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.

Meaning of Plebeian from wikipedia

- In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other...
- The plebeian council (Latin: concilium plebis) was one of the po****r ****emblies of ancient Rome. In the standard conception of the classical republican...
- tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (Latin: tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout...
- aediles: the first were the "plebeian aediles" (Latin: aediles plebis) and possession of this office was limited to plebeians; the other two were "curule...
- between the patricians and the plebeians. The status of patricians gave them more political power than the plebeians, but the relationship between the...
- or secession of the plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens between the 5th century BC and 3rd century BC., similar in concept...
- between the plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political...
- direct political influence. During the early Republic, the plebs (or plebeians) emerged as a self-organised, culturally distinct group of commoners,...
- definition, plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles were technically not magistrates since they were elected only by the plebeians, and plebeian tribunes...
- eventually granted plebeian citizens equal political rights, while also creating the tribunate to check patrician power and empowering the plebeian ****embly, an...