PEASANTRY

peasantry

(noun) the class of peasants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peasantry (countable and uncountable, plural peasantries)

(historical) Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.

Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.

Source: Wiktionary


Peas"ant*ry, n.

1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. "A bold peasantry." Goldsmith.

2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] p. Butler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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