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estatesman|ɪˈsteɪtsmən|
[f. estate n. + man; = estate's man; cf. beadsman, craftsman, etc.]
An etymologizing perversion of statesman, a Cumberland or Westmorland yeoman.
1820Wordsw. Scen. Lakes (1823) 85 The family of each man, whether estatesman or farmer, formerly had a two-fold support. Ibid. 86 The lands of the estatesmen being mortgaged..they fall into the hands of wealthy purchasers. |