peasant proprietor
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Origin of peasant proprietor
First recorded in 1785–95
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Her husband, it seems, had been a well-to-do peasant proprietor, but they had spent every bit of money upon their son's education.
From Without Dogma by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
In the same way that the peasant proprietor and the rich burgher look down However, in the end, all this had a very good effect upon me.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
I would again remark that any comparison between the condition of the English agricultural labourer and the French peasant proprietor is irrelevant and inconclusive.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
Like the peasant proprietor, who gives part of his time to his overlord, the slave is provided with the necessaries of life independently of his obedience to the detailed orders of his master.
From A Critical Examination of Socialism by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
The leader is the son of a peasant proprietor.
From Twilight in Italy by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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