Definition of Peasants. Meaning of Peasants. Synonyms of Peasants

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Definition of Peasants

Peasant
Peasant Peas"ant, n. [OF. pa["i]sant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), pa["i]san, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.
Peasant
Peasant Peas"ant, a. Rustic, rural. --Spenser.

Meaning of Peasants from wikipedia

- landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasants existed: non-free slaves, semi-free serfs, and free tenants. Peasants might hold title to land outright (fee...
- The tension between the peasants and the nobility, over the disputed sale of the peasants' forest. The patterns of the peasants' lives closely tracking...
- term "Peasants' Revolt" does not occur in medieval sources: contemporary chronicles did not give the events a specific title, and the term "peasant" did...
- Peasant Party of Ukraine Bavarian Peasants' League (1893-1933) Belarusian Peasant Party (1991-1999) Bessarabian Peasants' Party (1918-1923) Peasants'...
- The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt (German: Deutscher Bauernkrieg) was a widespread po****r revolt in some German-speaking...
- adversely affected the peasant class, protecting the landlords and money lenders while they exploited the peasants. The peasants rose in revolt against...
- Workers and Peasants Party may refer to: Workers and Peasants Party (Egypt) Workers and Peasants Party (France) Workers and Peasants Party (India) Workers'...
- of peasants, but serfdom as we know it was still not a widespread phenomenon. In the mid-15th century the right of certain categories of peasants in some...
- composed mainly of peasants, the families of those who served were guaranteed rations and ****istance with farm work. Some peasants who remained at home...
- the reign of Alexander III. The Peasants' Land Bank was created to help peasants purchase their own farms. The Peasants' Land Bank was somewhat limited...