Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Plebe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plebe \Plebe\ (pl[=e]b), n. [F. pl[`e]be, fr. L. plebs.]
1. The common people; the mob. [Obs.]
The plebe with thirst and fury prest. --Sylvester.
2. [Cf. {Plebeian}.] A member of the lowest class in the
military academy at West Point. [Cant, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plebe
n : a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn: {cadet}]
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