plebeian in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.plebeian [Am pləˈbiən, Brit plɪˈbiːən] ADJ

II.plebeian [Am pləˈbiən, Brit plɪˈbiːən] N

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plebeian in the PONS Dictionary

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It became an important repository for plebeian and senatorial records.
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In time, the "comitia centuriata" legitimized the rise to power of a plebeian nobility, and plebeian consuls.
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It functioned as a legislative assembly, through which the plebeians (commoners) could pass laws, elect magistrates, and try judicial cases.
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Plebeian tribunes were appointed, with sacrosanct status and the right of veto in legislative debate.
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Around that time local magnates tried to impose the system of paszczyzna onto local plebeians, which rose tensions to record levels.
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The secession was initially sparked by discontent about the burden of debt on the poorer plebeian class.
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Many of these were connected to famine and manifestations of plebeian unrest, rather than war.
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In the context of this unequal status, plebeians would take action to secure concessions for themselves using the threat of secession.
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At last, the plebeians elected four of their number military tribunes for the year 400; others were elected in 399, 396, 383, and 379.
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This last is a controversial statement as some historians consider that something near a third of early consuls have names stemming from plebeian families.
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