What's the difference between glebe and plebe?

Glebe


Definition:

  • (n.) A lump; a clod.
  • (n.) Turf; soil; ground; sod.
  • (n.) The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said three masked men had entered a house on Glebe Avenue in Coleraine at around 12.50am on Monday morning.

Plebe


Definition:

  • (n.) The common people; the mob.
  • (n.) A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Tested at the beginning and the end of the 6-week training program which all incoming cadets (plebes) undergo upon entering the U.S. Military Academy were 29 males and 26 females (17-21 years old).
  • (2) Like tuberculosis or veganism, football – soccer, for us plebes – is a virus invading the urban centers of America, slowly destroying my country and its spirit.

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