[ noun ] a military trainee (as at a military academy) <noun.person>
Plebe \Plebe\ (pl[=e]b), n. [F. pl[`e]be, fr. L. plebs.] 1. The common people; the mob. [Obs.]
The plebe with thirst and fury prest. --Sylvester.
2. [Cf. {Plebeian}.] A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point; also, a freshman at any military or naval academy. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster +PJC]
Last month the academy toughened its rules so any midshipman found guilty of physical abuse of a plebe will be expelled. Previously midshipmen were expelled for the more narrowly defined hazing.
But why would anyone want to take pen in hand for a pachysandra, that plebe among ground covers, in a sale of rarities?
In May, the academy toughened its rules, increasing the penalty for midshipman found guilty of physical abuse of a plebe to expulsion.