Nobility and Plebs

Nobility

Nobility noun - The highest class in a society.
Usage example: wealthy plantation owners constituted the nobility of colonial Virginia

Plebs is an antonym for nobility.

Nearby Words: noble, nobly

Plebs

Plebs noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Usage example: the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs

Nobility is an antonym for plebs.
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