A man holding a small landed estate; a freeholder under the rank of a gentleman; hence vaguely, a commoner or countryman of respectable standing, esp.…
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释义 | the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > landowner > small landowner (9) yeomana1387 A man holding a small landed estate; a freeholder under the rank of a gentleman; hence vaguely, a commoner or countryman of respectable standing, esp.… portioner1476 Scottish. Originally: the proprietor of a small piece of land forming a portion of a larger piece which has been broken up, as by distribution… goodman1540 Scottish. The owner or tenant of a property, typically a small estate or farm. Usually with of and the name of the estate or farm. Now historical and… esquire1600 A landed proprietor, (country) ‘squire’. archaic. little man1787 A small landowner or capitalist; a person working or producing on a small scale; a small craftsman or tradesman; a local man available to do light… statesman1787 English regional (chiefly northern and East Anglian). The owner of a small landed estate; a yeoman. Cf. estatesman, n. Now chiefly historical. Subcategories:— collectively (3) |
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