peasantry
Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired handsImpoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
» The tax bore hard on the peasantry.
Die Steuer belastete die Bauern sehr.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
Bauernschaft
крестья́нствоkrestʹjánstvo
селя́нствоseljánstvo
(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.
- the class of peasants
Examples
2 sentencesThe tax bore hard on the peasantry.
deDie Steuer belastete die Bauern sehr.
The peasantry revolted wielding pitchforks and clubs.
ruКрестьяне восстали, взяв в руки вилы и дубинки.
Translations
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Origin
From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt.From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt.
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Forms
plural: peasantries| Singular | peasantry |
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Word family
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