GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Peasant , 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.
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   Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.
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   Peasant, a. Rustic, rural.
   Spenser.
   
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