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Metayer
Translation of "metayer" into Russian
metayer
Noun
UK
/ˈmɛtəreɪ/
US
/ˈmɛtəˌjeɪ/
metayer
metayers pl
метеяр
The metayer worked diligently on the land, sharing the harvest with the landowner.
Метеяр усердно работал на земле, деля урожай с землевладельцем.
Definitions
metayer
Noun
UK
/ˈmɛtəreɪ/
US
/ˈmɛtəˌjeɪ/
A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
The metayer worked diligently, knowing that a portion of his harvest would go to the landowner.
metayer
Adjective
UK
/ˈmɛtəreɪ/
US
/ˈmɛtəˌjeɪ/
Relating to or characteristic of the métayage or share-cropping system.
Metayer contracts were common in eighteenth-century Europe.