peasantry

noun/ˈpɛzəntri/

Frequency rank: #17,150 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The class of small farmers and agricultural laborers; peasants as a group.

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Example sentence

The novel describes how the peasantry suffered under the rule of wealthy landlords.

Synonyms & related words

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