roturier
Americannoun
plural
roturiersExample Sentences
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If my uncle behaves like a roturier, it is because his mind is gone.
From Fort Amity by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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 Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
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 Bourinot, John George, Sir
"O, Heaven forbid we should come on that topic!—No, no, equal both—both on the table-land of gentility, and qualified to look down on every roturier in Scotland."
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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
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