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See also:PEASANT (O. Fr. paysant, Mod. paysan; See also:Lat. pagensis, belonging to the pagus or See also:country; cf. " See also:pagan ") , a countryman or rustic, either working for others, or, more specifically, owning or renting and working by his own labour a small See also:plot of ground . Though a word of not very strict application, it is now frequently used of the rural See also:population of such countries as See also:France, where the See also:land is chiefly held by small holders, " See also:peasant proprietors." (See ALLOTMENTS and METAYAGE) . |
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