Peasantry
noun
The part of a country's population made up of farmers and their families.
During the colonial period, most of the population belonged to the peasantry.
Often appears as...
- russian peasantry
- rural peasantry
noun
A disrespectful term to describe people who are not knowledgeable or cultured.
He dismissively referred to those who disagreed with him as the peasantry.
Often appears as...
- ignorant peasantry
- uneducated peasantry
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
In history, the part of the feudal system made up of peasants.
In feudal times, the peasantry had to pay taxes to their lords.
Often appears as...
- feudal peasantry
- medieval peasantry
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The part of a country's population made up of farmers and their families.
During the colonial period, most of the population belonged to the peasantry.
Often appears as...
- russian peasantry
- rural peasantry
noun
A disrespectful term to describe people who are not knowledgeable or cultured.
He dismissively referred to those who disagreed with him as the peasantry.
Often appears as...
- ignorant peasantry
- uneducated peasantry
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
In history, the part of the feudal system made up of peasants.
In feudal times, the peasantry had to pay taxes to their lords.
Often appears as...
- feudal peasantry
- medieval peasantry
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'peasantry' in historical settings, like stories or discussions about past societies.
The peasantry often worked the lands surrounding the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Significance
'Peasantry' refers to a social class, often considered lower in hierarchy, especially in historical contexts.
Social reforms sought to improve the lives of the peasantry.
Pro Tip 3/3Rural Lifestyle
The term often implies a simple, agricultural lifestyle, contrasting with urban sophistications.
Folk songs reflect the culture and traditions of the peasantry.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'peasantry' in historical settings, like stories or discussions about past societies.
The peasantry often worked the lands surrounding the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Significance
'Peasantry' refers to a social class, often considered lower in hierarchy, especially in historical contexts.
Social reforms sought to improve the lives of the peasantry.
Pro Tip 3/3Rural Lifestyle
The term often implies a simple, agricultural lifestyle, contrasting with urban sophistications.
Folk songs reflect the culture and traditions of the peasantry.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'peasantry' in historical settings, like stories or discussions about past societies.
The peasantry often worked the lands surrounding the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Significance
'Peasantry' refers to a social class, often considered lower in hierarchy, especially in historical contexts.
Social reforms sought to improve the lives of the peasantry.
Pro Tip 3/3Rural Lifestyle
The term often implies a simple, agricultural lifestyle, contrasting with urban sophistications.
Folk songs reflect the culture and traditions of the peasantry.
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So, actually, he tried making it compulsory. The Prussian peasantry said, "We can't even get the dogs to eat these damn things. They are absolutely disgusting and they're good for nothing." There are even records of people being executed for refusing to grow potatoes. So he tried plan B.
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The Missing Years of...
synagogue learning Scripture drinking deeply from the wells of Scripture experiencing firsthand the social and economic oppression of the Palestinian Jewish peasantry of his time of which he was apart and envisioning a day as he would later say of a kingdom of God
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The mysterious life and...
But far from stabilizing the monarchy’s authority, Rasputin’s death enraged the peasantry. Just as Rasputin prophesied, his murder was swiftly followed by that of the royal family. Whether the downfall of the Russian monarchy
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Life lessons from an ad...
So, actually, he tried making it compulsory. The Prussian peasantry said, "We can't even get the dogs to eat these damn things. They are absolutely disgusting and they're good for nothing." There are even records of people being executed for refusing to grow potatoes. So he tried plan B.
Video examples
The Missing Years of...
synagogue learning Scripture drinking deeply from the wells of Scripture experiencing firsthand the social and economic oppression of the Palestinian Jewish peasantry of his time of which he was apart and envisioning a day as he would later say of a kingdom of God
Video examples
The mysterious life and...
But far from stabilizing the monarchy’s authority, Rasputin’s death enraged the peasantry. Just as Rasputin prophesied, his murder was swiftly followed by that of the royal family. Whether the downfall of the Russian monarchy
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Michel Foucault
French Historian
Penal law was not created by the common people, nor by the peasantry, nor by the proletariat, but entirely by the bourgeoisie as an important tactical weapon in this system of divisions which they wished to introduce.
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Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
The Chinese countryside has become a slave labour camp and dumping ground for every imaginable pollutant. The rural peasantry is being sucked dry by corrupt government tax collectors.
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Robert Eggers
American Director
Certainly in Catholic countries, the peasantry have always found ways to integrate pagan things in a way that makes it a little bit easier just to be a human being.
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James A. Garfield
American President
There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.
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Michel Foucault
French Historian
Penal law was not created by the common people, nor by the peasantry, nor by the proletariat, but entirely by the bourgeoisie as an important tactical weapon in this system of divisions which they wished to introduce.
Quote examples
Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
The Chinese countryside has become a slave labour camp and dumping ground for every imaginable pollutant. The rural peasantry is being sucked dry by corrupt government tax collectors.
Quote examples
Robert Eggers
American Director
Certainly in Catholic countries, the peasantry have always found ways to integrate pagan things in a way that makes it a little bit easier just to be a human being.
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James A. Garfield
American President
There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.
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