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agrarianism|əˈgrɛərɪənɪz(ə)m|
[f. prec. + -ism.]
1. The principle of a uniform division of lands.
1808W. Taylor in Month. Mag. XXVI. 109 A poor's rate..is an assurance-premium against agrarianism: it is a quit-rent paid to the sovereign people for a recognition of individual titles of possession.
2. Political agitation or civil dissension arising from dissatisfaction with the existing tenure of the land.
1861Goldw. Smith Irish Hist. 21 Irish agrarianism is..the offspring of a barbarism prolonged by unhappy circumstances. 1869Times 15 Oct., Condemn agrarianism by all means, pursue with whatever rigour you can those who commit or abet its crimes. |