peasant
/ˈpezənt/PEH-zuhnt
/ˈpɛzənt/PEH-zuhnt
Meaninga villager
Common meaning: a poor farm worker
- peasa country district; a villagerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1290 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pāgus; pāgānus ‘a country district; a villager’.
Roots
- pāgus; pāgānus Latin “a country district; a villager”
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