peasantry
/ˈpezntri/noun
उच्चारण पेज़्न्ट्री
किसान वर्ग, कृषक समुदाय, किसान-समाज
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[sing. + sing./pl. v.]
all the peasants (= farmers who own or rent a small piece of land) in a region or country, considered as a group
किसान वर्ग, कृषक समुदाय, किसान-समाज
- The landlords exploited the peasantry for centuries.
- Most of the rural peasantry lived in great poverty.
Synonyms peasants farmers rural poor
Opposite aristocracy gentry nobility
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The system in which land was held by lords and worked by peasants in return for protection is called feudalism.
वह व्यवस्था जिसमें ज़मीन सामंतों के पास होती थी और किसान सुरक्षा के बदले उस पर काम करते थे, feudalism (सामंतवाद) कहलाती है।