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Definition of Peasent

Peas"ant (?), n. [OF. païsant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), païsan, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.

Peas"ant, a. Rustic, rural. Spenser.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A member of the class constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, and laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture.
  • A country person; a rustic.
  • An uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person; a boor.
  • (strategy games) a worker unit (Synonyms: peon, serf, villager)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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