Proletary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proletary \Prol"e*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Proletaries}. [ L.
     proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. {Prol['e]taire}.]
     (Rom. Antiq.)
     A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with
     property, but only by having children; hence, a common
     person.


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