farmer-general
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farmers-general
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Origin of farmer-general
1705–15; translation of French fermier-général
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I wish I had the regulation of such a farm,—yet I am no farmer-general.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Burney, Fanny
He was an amiable young man, and had the character and manners of a gentleman; he was heir to the immense fortune of the farmer-general, at least, according to law.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various
One only, Samuel Bernard, a rich banker, and farmer-general of a province remote from the capital, was sentenced to death.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles
I had only been privately christened; I was now baptized in public; my aunt, Madame de Bellevau, was my godmother, and M. Bouret, the farmer-general, my godfather.
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
An old farmer-general, an intellectual and unprejudiced man, gravely attempts to justify the purchase of Saint-Cloud by calling it "a ring for the queen's finger."
From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John
The budgets usually showed deficits, and the imposts of all kinds were raised by tyrannical farmers-general.
From The Psychology of Revolution by Le Bon, Gustave
A body of British troops, with one of the military farmers-general at their head, was sent to seize upon the castle in which these helpless women resided.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
Thirdly, and lastly, by subjecting all those taxes to an administration under the immediate inspection and direction or government, the exorbitant profits of the farmers-general might be added to the revenue of the state.
From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Smith, Adam
The people concerned in the finances, the farmers-general, the receivers of the taxes which are not in farm, the court-bankers, etc. make the greater part of those who advance their money in all public exigencies.
From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Smith, Adam
These farmers-general were appointed by the king for six years, and paid an annual fixed sum every year in advance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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