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Pronunciation : Peas"ant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. pa?sant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p.pr. of verbs), pa?san, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.]
Definition : Defn: A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.
Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Peas"ant
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Rustic, rural. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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