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Cottier

Cottier Meaning & Definition
Cottier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cottier?

[n] a medieval English villein

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cottier: cotter

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See Also | helot | serf | villein

Cottier In Webster's Dictionary

\Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See {Coterie}, and cf. {Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also {cottar} and {cotter}.]

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