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Definition of: peasant
(pez′ənt) noun
1. In Europe, a small farmer; a farm laborer; any rustic workman.
2. Obs. A rascal; base character; scamp. [<AF paisant <OF païs country <L pagensis (ager) (territory) of a canton <pagus a district]
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