peasant proprietor
[ pez-uhnt pruh-prahy-i-ter ]
noun
a peasant who owns land, especially the land they till.
Origin of peasant proprietor
1First recorded in 1785–95
Other words from peasant proprietor
- peas·ant pro·pri·e·tor·ship, noun
Words Nearby peasant proprietor
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use peasant proprietor in a sentence
He was the fourth son of a peasant proprietor of Lectourne, a little town on the slopes of the Pyrenees.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHis father came of the peasant proprietor class, and only after forty years of service attained the rank of a noble.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan TurgenevThis is a very high return for a small outlay; but it is completely beyond the means of any peasant proprietor.
This narrows down the peasant-proprietor theory vastly in its practical application; it remains hardly a national question.
Speculations from Political Economy | C. B. ClarkeToo frequently the peasant proprietor, if he is not very provident, runs short of money after one or two bad seasons.
Political economy | W. Stanley Jevons
Browse