roturier
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roturiers
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Measures were first passed better to facilitate the optional commutation of the tenure of lands en roture into that of franc aleu roturier, but they never achieved any satisfactory results.
From Lord Elgin by Sir John George Bourinot
The age of the roturier had been the climacteric of France.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
Tocqueville, M. Alexis de, 'Democracy in America,' 518 his practical wisdom, 520 conservatism, 522 rose-coloured portrait of democracy, 527 his Ancien Régime, 528 the distinction between noble and roturier, 529 Égalite, 531.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
The seigniors themselves largely benefited by the capitalization in money of their old rights, and by the untrammelled possession of land held en franc aleu roturier.
From Lord Elgin by Sir John George Bourinot
Few men of his stamp indulge in the weakness of railing at Fortune, which is the privilege and consolation of the roturier.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
Tenures held by roturiers, in addition to some similar Land tenure. rights of transfer, were generally subject to periodical and fixed contributions for the profit of the lord.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
The roturiers, or villeins who were not in a state of thraldom, were already a numerous class not only in the towns but in the country.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
But on that evening roturiers were in demand—popularity was every thing; the bourgeoisie of Versailles were polished by their friction against the garde du corps.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
This had been brought about especially by the agency of the custom by which serfs had been transformed into roturiers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
Her object seems to be to deliver patents of nobility to all these roturiers of the drama; and each of these patents under the great seal is a speech.
From Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations by Charles William Eliot
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