What is a citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person called?
proletary — A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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