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peas·ant·ry
(pĕz′ən-trē)n.
1. The social class constituted by peasants.
2. The condition, rank, or conduct of a peasant.
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peasantry
(ˈpɛzəntrɪ)n
1. (Sociology) peasants as a class
2. conduct characteristic of peasants
3. the status of a peasant
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peas•ant•ry
(ˈpɛz ən tri)n.
1. peasants collectively.
2. the status or character of a peasant.
[1545–55]
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Peasantry
peasants collectively. a body of peasants, 1553.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" peasant - one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers |
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فَلاّحون، طَبَقَة الفَلاّحين
rolnictvo
bønderbondestand
seljaštvo
parasztság
smábændastétt
roľníctvo
köylü sınıfıköylüler
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peasantry
n → Bauernschaft f; (= class, status) → Bauerntum nt
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peasant
(ˈpeznt) noun a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area. Many peasants died during the drought; (also adjective) a peasant farmer.
ˈpeasantry noun peasants as a group; the peasants of a particular place. What part did the peasantry play in the Russian revolution?
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