Definition of PEASANTRY

peasantry

Meanings

Plural: peasantries

Noun

  • the class of peasants
  • Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
  • Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.
  • The condition of being a peasant; the position, rank, conduct, or quality of a peasant.

Origin / Etymology

From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt.

Scrabble Score: 14

peasantry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peasantry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peasantry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

peasantry is a valid Words With Friends word