farmer-general

[ fahr-mer-jen-er-uhl ]

/ ˈfɑr mərˈdʒɛn ər əl /

noun, plural farm·ers-gen·er·al.

(in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.

Origin of farmer-general

1705–15; translation of French fermier-général

OTHER WORDS FROM farmer-general

far·mer-gen·er·al·ship, noun

Words nearby farmer-general

farmed, farmer, farmer cheese, farmerette, Farmer, Fannie, farmer-general, farmer in the dell, Farmer-Labor party, Farmers' Alliance, Farmers Branch, farmers cooperative

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Example sentences from the Web for farmer-general

He was a farmer-general of the taxes, and amassed an immense fortune by grinding the poor.
Curiosities of Human Nature|Anonymous
Her husband held the lucrative post of farmer-general to the king, and besides inherited large estates.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
And what must have happened was this: the farmer-general began by turning his fortune into solid gold and silver money.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin|Maurice Leblanc
The farmer-general left none but collateral relations, who had offered the house in Rue de Bretonvilliers for sale.
The Bath Keepers, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VIII)|Charles Paul de Kock

Obviously, the instinctive notion of time represented by the sun-dial in the farmer-general's pictures.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin|Maurice Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for farmer-general

farmer-general

noun plural farmers-general

(in France before 1789) a member of a group allowed to farm certain taxes

Derived forms of farmer-general

farmer-generalship, noun

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单词	farmer-general
释义	farmer-general [ fahr-mer-jen-er-uhl ] / ˈfɑr mərˈdʒɛn ər əl / noun, plural farm·ers-gen·er·al. (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes. Origin of farmer-general 1705–15; translation of French fermier-général OTHER WORDS FROM farmer-general far·mer-gen·er·al·ship, noun Words nearby farmer-general farmed, farmer, farmer cheese, farmerette, Farmer, Fannie, farmer-general, farmer in the dell, Farmer-Labor party, Farmers' Alliance, Farmers Branch, farmers cooperative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for farmer-general He was a farmer-general of the taxes, and amassed an immense fortune by grinding the poor. Curiosities of Human Nature\|Anonymous Her husband held the lucrative post of farmer-general to the king, and besides inherited large estates. Letters To Eugenia\|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach And what must have happened was this: the farmer-general began by turning his fortune into solid gold and silver money. The Confessions of Arsne Lupin\|Maurice Leblanc The farmer-general left none but collateral relations, who had offered the house in Rue de Bretonvilliers for sale. The Bath Keepers, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VIII)\|Charles Paul de Kock Obviously, the instinctive notion of time represented by the sun-dial in the farmer-general's pictures. The Confessions of Arsne Lupin\|Maurice Leblanc British Dictionary definitions for farmer-general farmer-general noun plural farmers-general (in France before 1789) a member of a group allowed to farm certain taxes Derived forms of farmer-general farmer-generalship, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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