Prol″e‐ta‐ry (?), n.; pl.Proletaries (#). [L. proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. Prolétaire.] (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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.