noun
CaribbeanWith plural agreement and chiefly with the. Those who are kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed people collectively.
adjective
CaribbeanThat has been pressed down, depressed (literal and figurative); (in later use) especially kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Book of the Foundation of St. Bartholomew's Church in London. From down- + pressed, past participle of press.
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