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Plebe meaning
A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens. | The plebs, the plebeian class. | The similar lower class of any area.
Example sentences (8)
My esthetician was a thick-accented Russian woman who looked like someone’s sweet grandmother but acted like a drill sergeant breaking in a plebe.
But for tonight, the class of 2021 will be celebrating the final task of their plebe year.
Approximately 1,200 "plebes" (an abbreviation of the Ancient Roman word plebeian ) enter the Academy each summer for the rigorous Plebe Summer, but only about 1,000 midshipmen graduate.
Every year as part of the year end festivities, Herndon is covered with lard and plebes attempt to climb the monument, remove a "dixie cup" (the headwear of a plebe) and put a "cover" (the standard midshipman hat) on top.
In the first months as a "plebe", he was given numerous demerits for rule infractions and then got into serious trouble for failing to report infractions by other cadets when on supervisory duty.
Rank Structure A member of the entering class—the fourth class, the lowest rank of midshipmen—is also known as a "plebe" (plural plebes).
The average house, or in cities apartment, of a commoner or plebe did not contain many luxuries.
They were also named National Intercollegiate Champions. citation In 1955, the tradition of greasing Herndon Monument for plebes to climb to exchange their plebe "dixie cup" covers (hats) for a midshipman's cover started.