单词 | roturier |
释义 | roturier/rəˈtjʊərɪeɪ/ /rəˈtʃʊərɪeɪ/ /rəˈtjʊərɪə/noun 1A person of low social rank; a commoner; specifically (in pre-revolutionary France) a member of a social class comprising all those not nobles or clergy, i.e. the bourgeois and villeins collectively. Compare roture. Now historical.
2In Canada: a person who holds real estate subject to an annual rent paid to a seigneur. Compare roture. Now historical. adjective Of or characteristic of a roturier; of low social rank; not noble; common. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in John Ferne (c1560–1609), administrator and writer on heraldry. From Middle French roturier (French roturier) (adjective) not noble, concerning an estate held by a commoner, (noun) peasant, commoner from roture + -ier. |
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