Meaning of COTTIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâteeur
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[n] a medieval English villein |
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COTTIER is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | cotter |
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| | See Also: | | helot, serf, villein | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See
{Coterie}, and cf. {Cotter}.]
In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small
cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly
aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also
{cottar} and {cotter}.]
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