metayer (Meaning)

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metayer (a.)

One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.

Synonyms & Antonyms of metayer

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metayer Sentence Examples

  1. The metayer system, a form of feudal land tenure, was prevalent in medieval Europe.
  2. Metayers were peasants who leased land from landowners in exchange for a share of the crops.
  3. The metayer had to pay the landowner a portion of the produce, typically half or more.
  4. The landowner provided the metayer with land, tools, and sometimes even housing.
  5. The metayer bore the risks and reaped the rewards of farming the land, but the landowner retained ultimate ownership.
  6. Metayers were souvent bound to the land and could not leave without the landowner's permission.
  7. The metayer system provided landowners with a steady source of income and labor.
  8. For peasants, the metayer system offered an opportunity to gain access to land and a means of subsistence.
  9. The abolition of feudalism led to the decline of the metayer system in many parts of Europe.
  10. Some vestiges of the metayer system can still be found in certain regions where traditional farming practices persist.

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One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

The metayer system, a form of feudal land tenure, was prevalent in medieval Europe.

Metayers were peasants who leased land from landowners in exchange for a share of the crops.

The metayer had to pay the landowner a portion of the produce, typically half or more.

The landowner provided the metayer with land, tools, and sometimes even housing.