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

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peasant proprietor

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

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.

The peasant proprietor who could raise his own cattle and grain would not find the burden so hard to bear.

From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost

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.

Unlike the peasant proprietor," says Lecky, "and also unlike the mediaeval serf, the cottier had no permanent interest in the soil, and no security for his future position.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Swift, Jonathan