PROLETARIANS
\pɹə͡ʊltˈe͡əɹi͡ənz], \pɹəʊltˈeəɹiənz], \p_ɹ_əʊ_l_t_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n_z]\
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[L.] (Rom. Hist.) In the constitution ascribed to Servius Tullius, citizens who, being unable to pay for admission into the lowest class, could offer only their children for the service of the state. Hence, generally, the destitute. See Capite censi.
By Henry Percy Smith
