roturier
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In Gaul it was the rude Frank who gave the aristocratic element to the mixed nationality, while it was the civilised and cultivated Romano-Celtic provincial who became, by fate, the mere roturier.
From Post-Prandial Philosophy by Allen, Grant
The king promoted his admiral, Tourville, and Catinat, the roturier, to the marshalship, and founded the military order of St Louis on the 10th of April.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The income of a roturier who was not exempt was thus subject in turn to three direct imposts: the taille, the capitation and the vingti�mes, and the apportioning or assessment of these was extremely arbitrary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
The age of the roturier had been the climacteric of France.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
Although the political power of the French baron is so much greater than that of an English lord, the roturier often keeps his distance from the serf better than was the case in England.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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