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Meaning of PLEBE

Pronunciation:  pleeb

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a military trainee (as at a military academy)
 

PLEBE is a 5 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: cadet
 
 See Also: midshipman, trainee

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.]

 

 

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