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• peasant — [pez′ənt] n. [LME paissaunt < Anglo Fr paisant < MFr païsent < OFr < païs, country < LL pagensis, belonging to the district < pagus, district: see PAGAN] 1. any person of the class of small farmers or of farm laborers, as in… …   English World dictionary

• peasant — peasantlike, adj. /pez euhnt/, n. 1. a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank. 2. a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial… …   Universalium

• Peasant — A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground. The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays , or countryside. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense… …   Wikipedia

• peasant */ — UK [ˈpez(ə)nt] / US [ˈpezənt] noun [countable] Word forms peasant : singular peasant plural peasants 1) someone who works on another person s farm or on their own small farm. This word is used mainly about people in poor countries or people in… …   English dictionary

• Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Córdoba and Urabá — Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba y Urabá (ACCU), Spanish for Peasant Self Defense Forces of Córdoba and Urabá, was a paramilitary group formed in northwestern Colombia, operating mainly in the Antioquia Department and Córdoba… …   Wikipedia

• Peasant Student Workers Movement — The Peasant Student Workers Movement (in Spanish: Movimiento Obrero Estudiantil Campesino ) was a leftist group in Colombia. MOEC was led by Fabio Vásquez Castano. MOEC took part in the formation of the ELN. Its power faded after its leader,… …   Wikipedia

• peasant — peas|ant [ˈpezənt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: paisant, from païs country , from Latin pagus; PAGAN2] 1.) a poor farmer who owns or rents a small amount of land, either in past times or in poor countries ▪ Most villagers are peasant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• peasant — peas|ant [ pezənt ] noun count * 1. ) someone who works on another person s farm or on their own small farm. This word is used mainly about people in poor countries or people in history: The majority of the population are landless peasants. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• peasant — peas•ant [[t]ˈpɛz ənt[/t]] n. 1) a member of a class of small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank, as in Europe, Asia, or Latin America 2) a coarse, uneducated person 3) of or characteristic of peasants or their way of life 4) clo modeled …   From formal English to slang

• Small Holder — Middle ranking peasant, farming more land than a cottager but less than a villein. A typical small holder would have 10 20 acres. Also known as a Bordar …   Medieval glossary

• Small holder — A middle class peasant, farming more land than a cottager but less than a villein. A typical small holder would have 10 20 Acres …   Medieval glossary