"holding the opinion of the majority," 1814 (Coleridge), from Greek pleistos "most," from pleiōn "the more part, very man" (see pleio-) + doxa "opinion, praise" (from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept").
Pleiades
plein-air
pleio-
pleiotropy
Pleistocene
pleistodox
*plek-
plenary
plenipotentiary
plenitude
plenteous