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

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Etymology

Origin of peasant proprietor

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

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peasant proprietor

Every peasant proprietor in France to-day holds his acres by virtue of Napoleonic legislation.

From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

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

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

There was the literary criticism of Mr. Hilaire Belloc, whose ideal is the peasant proprietor of France, freed from governmental control, a self-sufficient producer of all his requirements.

From The History of the Fabian Society by Edward R. Pease

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 Charles G. Harper

The peasant proprietor soon glided hopelessly into debt.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

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