plebe

1. (historical, usually in the plural) A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.Examples: "Another the like was among the Romanes of Patricij & plebes, thone ſtriuing with thother a long time, the patricij many yeares excluding the plebes from bearing rule, vntill at laſt all magiſtrates were made cõmon [common] betweene thẽ [them]: […]"

2. (historical, obsolete) The plebs, the plebeian class.Examples: "All other roomes were free for the plebe or multitude."

3. (obsolete) The similar lower class of any area.

4. (US, military, slang) A freshman cadet at a military academy.Examples: "My drill master, a young stripling, told me I was not so ‘gross’ as most other pleibs, the name of all new cadets."; ""But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?" "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn.""; "Plebes spend their first summer at Cadet Basic Training — Beast Barracks — where they get soldierized."