peasantry
Meaning
- (countable, historical, uncountable) Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
- (countable, uncountable) Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being a peasant; the position, rank, conduct, or quality of a peasant.
Synonyms
Translations
campesinado
paysannerie
classe camponesa
pagesia
Landvolk
فلاحون
popolazione contadina
boerenstandPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛzəntɹi/
Etymology
From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt.
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