colonus


colonus

(kəˈləʊnəs) n(in ancient Rome) a farmer

co•lo•nus

(kəˈloʊ nəs)

n., pl. -ni (-nī, -nē). a serf or tenant farmer in the later Roman Empire or early feudal period. [1885–90; < Latin colōnus inhabitant of a colony, tenant-farmer, farmer, derivative of colere to inhabit, cultivate; compare cult, cultivate]