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colonus

[kuh-loh-nuhs]

noun

plural

coloni 
  1. a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of colonus1

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin colōnus “inhabitant of a colony, tenant farmer, farmer,” derivative of colere “to inhabit, till, cultivate”; cult, cultivate

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