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Cottier
UK
/ˈkɒtɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːtɪr/
Translation of "cottier" into Russian
cottier
Noun
UK
/ˈkɒtɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːtɪr/
cottier
cottiers pl
коттер
The cottier worked hard on the landlord's land.
Коттер усердно работал на земле помещика.
Definitions
cottier
Noun
UK
/ˈkɒtɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːtɪr/
Historical. A rural labourer or tenant farmer in Scotland or Ireland who rents a small cottage together with a few acres of land under the cottier system of tenure.
In 19th-century Ireland, the cottier cultivated a few acres rented directly from a landlord.
cottier
Adjective
UK
/ˈkɒtɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːtɪr/
Relating to or characteristic of a cottier or the cottier system of land tenure.
The abolition of cottier leases transformed rural society.