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peasantry
/ ˈɛəԳٰɪ /
noun
- peasants as a class
- conduct characteristic of peasants
- the status of a peasant
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of peasantry1
Example Sentences
They are members of a technological medieval peasantry.
Zubak’s desire to redistribute land to the peasantry and his elevation of rural culture is the stuff of many if not most revolutions.
It was rumored to have been said by an out-of-touch Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, after she learned that the French peasantry had run out of bread.
Korean cuisine’s roots lie in the austere vegetarianism of the Buddhist temples, the hearty offerings of the rural peasantry and the sophisticated palates of aristocracy and royalty.
You might learn about peasantry and possibility and gather such pearls as this from May, about his players: “They weren’t afraid to lose today and go home. They’re not afraid of failure.”
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