métayer

[ met-uh-yey, mey-tuh- ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈyeɪ, ˌmeɪ tə- /

a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.

Origin of métayer

1770–80; <French <Medieval Latin medietārius, equivalent to mediet(ās) (see moiety) + -ārius-ary

metatropic dwarfism, metaverse, Metaxas, metaxylem, métayage, métayer, Metazoa, metazoan, metazoonosis, Metcalfe's law, Metchnikoff

By dint of uncompromising economy, the metayer may ultimately become a small owner.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
This arrangement probably answers two purposes, economy is effected, and fraud prevented on the part of the metayer.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
The metayer system was in vogue, especially on temple lands.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
But in many cases the natives had an interest in the crops on something like a metayer system.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various

单词	métayer
释义	métayer [ met-uh-yey, mey-tuh- ] / ˌmɛt əˈyeɪ, ˌmeɪ tə- / noun a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation. Origin of métayer 1770–80; <French <Medieval Latin medietārius, equivalent to mediet(ās) (see moiety) + -ārius-ary Words nearby métayer metatropic dwarfism, metaverse, Metaxas, metaxylem, métayage, métayer, Metazoa, metazoan, metazoonosis, Metcalfe's law, Metchnikoff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for métayer By dint of uncompromising economy, the metayer may ultimately become a small owner. In the Heart of Vosges\|Matilda Betham-Edwards This arrangement probably answers two purposes, economy is effected, and fraud prevented on the part of the metayer. In the Heart of Vosges\|Matilda Betham-Edwards The metayer system was in vogue, especially on temple lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various But in many cases the natives had an interest in the crops on something like a metayer system. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1\|Various
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