peasant proprietor

American  

[pez-uhnt pruh-prahy-i-ter] / ˈpɛz ənt prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər /

noun

1. a peasant who owns land, especially the land they till.

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Other Word Forms

• peasant proprietorship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of peasant proprietor

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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peasant proprietor

Here, too, the peasant proprietor is largely in evidence, which is an undoubted factor in the general prosperity.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

The farmer mind fails to perceive how any Act of Parliament can prevent an owner or peasant proprietor from selling his entire interest in his holding.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker

The business of the gombeen man is going, and one may well hope to see arise before long that thrift and energy characteristic of the peasant proprietor, whether in France, Belgium, or Lombardy.

From Ireland and the Home Rule Movement by Michael F. J. McDonnell

The peasant proprietor soon glided hopelessly into debt.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

At the head of the schedule they placed some man of local popularity, usually a peasant proprietor, whose name was not repeated in many, if any, other schedules.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by John H. Humphreys