peasant proprietor

[ pez-uhnt pruh-prahy-i-ter ]

noun

1. a peasant who owns land, especially the land they till.

Other Words From

• peas·ant pro·pri·e·tor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of peasant proprietor¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

He was the fourth son of a peasant proprietor of Lectourne, a little town on the slopes of the Pyrenees.

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His father came of the peasant proprietor class, and only after forty years of service attained the rank of a noble.

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This is a very high return for a small outlay; but it is completely beyond the means of any peasant proprietor.

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This narrows down the peasant-proprietor theory vastly in its practical application; it remains hardly a national question.

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Too frequently the peasant proprietor, if he is not very provident, runs short of money after one or two bad seasons.

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