peasant proprietor

American  

[pez-uhnt pruh-prahy-i-ter] / ˈpɛz ənt prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• peasant proprietorship noun

Etymology

Origin of peasant proprietor

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

The decay of home industries was also a heavy blow to the smaller yeoman and the peasant proprietor.

From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)

My inn, recommended by an old Nuremberg friend, was owned and managed by a peasant proprietor, his wife, their elderly daughter, and two charming orphan grandchildren in their early teens.

From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.

The farmer mind fails to perceive how any Act of Parliament can prevent an owner or peasant proprietor from selling his entire interest in his holding.

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

Hold the peasant proprietor of an orchard in conversation during the fruit season, and you will think him one of the most miserable and unfortunate men in the country.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

I found sometimes the University professor and the bank manager without commissions, the peasant proprietor an officer.

From Bulgaria by Fox, Frank, Sir