colonus
noun
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
coloni
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pluralof colonus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The transplanting of conquered barbarians within the empire swelled the class of the coloni but proved only a partial palliative to the general shrinkage of the agricultural elements.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
These coloni were either Italian immigrants or tributary native holders of the public land.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
Hence the coloni were forbidden to leave the estates where they had once established themselves as tenants.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
The lord's demesne acted as a centre, round which coloni clustered—cultivators who did not divide their tenancies because they did not own them.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
In the eyes of the government collegiati, curiales, and coloni existed solely to pay taxes for the support of the bureaucracy and the army.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
