1. Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate.2. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners. 3. Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes.
NOUN:
1. One of the common people of ancient Rome. 2. A member of the lower classes. 3. A vulgar or coarse person.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin plbius, from plbs, plb-, the common people. See pel-1 in Appendix I.