Translations for „pleb“ in the English » German Dictionary

pleb [pleb] N usu pl Brit pej inf

pleb short for plebeian

pleb

Prolet(in) m (f) pej

pleb

Proll m pej inf

pleb

Prolo m A pej inf

the plebs

der Mob pej

See also plebeian

I . ple·beian [pləˈbi:ən, Am plɪˈ-] ADJ pej form

plebeian

primitiv

plebeian

plebejisch form oft iron

to be plebeian

unter jds Würde sein

plebeian origins

niedrige soziale Herkunft

II . ple·beian [pləˈbi:ən, Am plɪˈ-] N HISTORY

plebeian

Plebejer(in) m (f)

plebeian fig

Prolet(in) m (f) pej

the plebeians

das gemeine Volk

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Behind them sat the equites (knights), and behind the knights were the plebs (commoners) and non-citizens.

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The plebs were demanding for definite, written, and secular laws.

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The annual magistrates - tribune of the plebs, aedile, quaestor, praetor, and consul -- were forbidden reelection until a number of years had passed.

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The first secession was caused by the excessive burden of debts that weighed on the plebs.

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At the beginning of the crisis, when the plebs first complained about the position with respect to debt, the senate was convened by the consuls.

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The tribunes of the plebs denounce the rich patricians who monopolized public lands and demand fairer land distribution.

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This office was the first government position held by the plebs, since at this time the office of consul was held by patricians solely.

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With the announcement of the new laws, the plebs were to a degree freed from injustice and subjectivity during trials.

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The famine arose because the plebeian farmers had not sown their fields during the secession of the plebs which ended the previous year.

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He was appointed tribune of the plebs in 41 and praetor in 42.

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