The Only Use of
plebeian
in
Great Expectations
- Be that as it may, he had directed Mrs. Pocket to be brought up from her cradle as one who in the nature of things must marry a title, and who was to be guarded from the acquisition of plebeian domestic knowledge.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(plebeian) of or belonging to common people -- often implying a lack of refinement
or:
an ordinary citizen of ancient Rome