agrarian
[ uh-grair-ee-uh n ]
/ əˈgrɛər i ən /
adjective
relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property: agrarian laws.
pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups: an agrarian movement.
composed of or pertaining to farmers: an agrarian co-op.
rural; agricultural.
growing in fields; wild: an agrarian plant.
noun
a person who favors the equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups.
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Origin of agrarian
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agrarian
/ (əˈɡrɛərɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
of or relating to rural or agricultural matters
noun
a person who favours the redistribution of landed property
Word Origin for agrarian
C16: from Latin agrārius, from ager field, land
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agrarian
1610s, "relating to the land," from Middle French loy agrarienne "agrarian law," from Latin Lex agraria, the Roman law for the division of conquered lands, from agrarius "of the land," from ager (genitive agri) "a field," from PIE *agro- (cf. Greek agros "field," Gothic akrs, Old English æcer "field;" see acre). Meaning "having to do with cultivated land" first recorded 1792.
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