métayage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of métayage
From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at métayer, -age
Example Sentences
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The system of métayage, or half- profits, is not in force.
From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
The same Darwinian and economic law applies to métayage, which is also evidently destined to the same fate as handicrafts.
From Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) by La Monte, Robert Rives
This modified system of métayage or half profits is common here, and certainly affords a stepping-stone to better things.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
And it does not occur to them that if métayage, which was the rule, has become a less and less frequent exception, this must be the necessary result of natural causes.
From Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) by La Monte, Robert Rives
He only worked a portion of his land with the aid of the servants of the château; the rest was farmed on the system of métayage, for which he had a very strong liking.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison
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