Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Plebe

Plebe (plēb) , noun

[French plèbe, from Latin plebs.]

1.
The common people; the mob. [Obsolete]
The plebe with thirst and fury prest. — Sylvester
2.
A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point; also, a freshman at any military or naval academy. [Cant, United States]