cottier

British  

/ ˈkɒtɪə /

noun

1. another name for cotter 2

2. (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)

3. another name for cottager

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Etymology

Origin of cottier

C14: from Old French cotier; see _cote ¹ , _coterie

Example Sentences

She had no thought, then, of any dereliction, when in placing the fallen pages together within the envelope, her eye caught the words "Kitty O'Hara," and lower down, "child of a poor cottier."

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James

Cott′ier, a cottar: an Irish tenant; Cott′ierism, the cottier system of land tenure.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

This is the system which now exists, yet the great landholders I have consulted describe it as the result which will be brought about by giving the fee-simple of holdings to cottier tenants.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

I'm a poor cottier, wid a bit of mountain-land—sorra more—and has no right to look up to one like her.

From St. Patrick's Eve by Lever, Charles James