roturier
noun
a person of low rank; plebeian.
roturiers
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pluralof roturier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Burgesses, in the great commercial towns, were considered as of a superior class to the roturiers, and possessed a kind of demi-nobility.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
Certain rules of civil and criminal procedure also distinguished nobles from roturiers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 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
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
