cottier

cottier
cottier [kät′ē ər]
n.
ME & OFr cotier,COTTER1
1. in Great Britain and Ireland, a farmer who lives in a cottage
2. Historical in Ireland, a peasant renting a small piece of land under a system (called cottier tenure) of renting land to the highest bidder

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