peasantry

• Nom désignant la classe sociale des paysans, généralement de petits agriculteurs ou des travailleurs agricoles de statut social inférieur, particulièrement dans un contexte historique ou rural.

A noun referring to the social class consisting of peasants, typically small farmers or laborers of low social status, especially in historical or agricultural contexts.

indénombrable

1. Social class of peasantsB2formal

   The social class consisting of small farmers or farm laborers, especially in historical or pre-industrial societies.

   paysannerie

   • The peasantry formed the backbone of the medieval economy.
   • Land reforms aimed to improve the living conditions of the peasantry.
   • The peasantry often bore the heaviest tax burdens in feudal systems.