métayer

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′ə yā′, mā′tə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mé•ta•yer  (met′ə yā′, mā′tə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.
  • Medieval Latin medietārius, equivalent. to mediet(ās) (see moiety) + -ārius -ary
  • French
  • 1770–80


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