peasant
peas·ant
noun \ˈpe-zənt\Definition of PEASANT
1
: a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers; also : a member of a similar class elsewhere
2
: a usually uneducated person of low social status
Examples of PEASANT
- They treated us like a bunch of peasants.
Origin of PEASANT
Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-French paisant, pesaunt, from pais, paiis country, from Late Latin pagensis inhabitant of a district, from Latin pagus district; akin to Latin pangere to fix — more at pact
First Known Use: 15th century
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