Cottier Definition

kätēər
noun
In Great Britain and Ireland, a farmer who lives in a cottage.
Webster's New World
In Ireland, a peasant renting a small piece of land under a system (called cottier tenure) of renting land to the highest bidder.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of cotter. (one performing labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage)

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Noun

Singular:
cottier
Plural:
cottiers

Origin of Cottier

  • Old French cotier. See coterie, and compare cotter.

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