Peasantry - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Peasantry :  (noun)

1: the class of peasants

Based on WordNet 2.0

Peasantry : \Peas"ant*ry\, n. 1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. ``A bold peasantry.'' --Goldsmith.

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

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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