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bywoner S.Afr.
(ˈbaɪwəʊnə(r), ‖ ˈbeɪvoːnər)
Also (corruptly) beiwoner, bywonner.
[Afrikaans, f. by with + woon live + -er, pers. suff.]
A poor tenant farmer who lives on the farm of another man to whom he renders certain services (with or without payment in produce or money), being allowed to carry on some farming on his own account. Also attrib.
1886J. J. Aubertin Six Months in Cape Colony & Natal ix. 235 Then there is what are called the Baywhoner [sic] tribe among the Dutch..that live upon the landowners, their friends. 1889H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo 253 A beiwoner (a sort of sub-farmer on the estate of a richer farmer, who is expected to perform certain duties for the privilege of running his stock). 1901Daily News 22 Mar. 4/7 Steyn and De Wet and their following of ‘bywoners’. 1916F. E. Mills Young (title) The Bywonner. 1955L. G. Green Karoo i. 15 Farmers lived on biltong and brak water, and their bywoners ate dead donkeys. |