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

Hold the peasant proprietor of an orchard in conversation during the fruit season, and you will think him one of the most miserable and unfortunate men in the country.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

Closely connected with the subject of enclosure is that of the partial disappearance of the small owner, both the yeoman who farmed his own little estate and the peasant proprietor.

From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)

Usury is the great nightmare of rural Russia, at present, an evil which seems to dog the peasant proprietor in all countries alike.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther

She made a bargain, less extravagant than I expected, with the peasant proprietor, promising, however, a very handsome pourboire to his son in the event of our good fortune.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. by Various

My inn, recommended by an old Nuremberg friend, was owned and managed by a peasant proprietor, his wife, their elderly daughter, and two charming orphan grandchildren in their early teens.

From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.