cottier

/ (ˈkɒtɪə) /

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noun

(in Ireland) a peasant farming a smallholding under cottier tenure (the holding of not more than half an acre at a rent of not more than five pounds a year)

another name for cottager (def. 1)

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Word Origin for cottier

C14: from Old French cotier; see cote 1, coterie

Words nearby cottier

cotter, cotter pin, cotter slot, Cottian Alps, cottid, cottier, cotton, cottonade, cotton ball, cotton batting, Cotton Belt

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How to use cottier in a sentence

Cottier, one of these, was paid a retaining fee of ten thousand crowns, besides great sums in lands and money.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott
Poor Maurice, whose heart could never stand the slightest wrong done the humblest cottier on his land, how will he bear up now?
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever
The greater number of them are, however, evidently the holdings of small cottier tenants.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
Then follows a list of the little cottier tenants, and their holdings and services.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

There were also holders of fardels or quarter-virgates, and half-fardels, or one-eighth-virgates, and other small cottier tenants.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm