Definition of Agrarean
A*gra"ri*an (&?;), a. [L. agrarius,
fr. ager field.] 1. Pertaining to fields, or
lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of
lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the
conquered and other public lands among citizens.
His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to
an agrarian experiment.
Burke.
2. (Bot.) Wild; -- said of plants growing in
the fields.
A*gra"ri*an, n. 1. One
in favor of an equal division of landed property.
2. An agrarian law. [R.]
An equal agrarian is perpetual law.
Harrington.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land
- agricultural or rural
- a person who advocates a fair distribution of land
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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