proletary

proletary
/proh"li ter'ee/, adj., n., pl. proletaries.
proletarian.
[1570-80; < L proletarius belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens, i.e., those who contributed to the state only through their offspring, equiv. to prolet- (akin to proles offspring; pro- PRO-1 + -oles (see ADULT)) + -arius -ARY]

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