POPULACE


Meaning of POPULACE in English

/pop"yeuh leuhs/ , n.

1. the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.

2. all the inhabitants of a place; population.

[ 1565-75; popolaccio, equiv. to popol ( o ) PEOPLE + -accio pejorative suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .