metayer Synonyms
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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.
metayer Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The metayer bore the risks and reaped the rewards of farming the land, but the landowner retained ultimate ownership.
- Metayers were souvent bound to the land and could not leave without the landowner's permission.
- The metayer system provided landowners with a steady source of income and labor.
- For peasants, the metayer system offered an opportunity to gain access to land and a means of subsistence.
- The abolition of feudalism led to the decline of the metayer system in many parts of Europe.
- 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.
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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.
