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Peasants

Scope note

Use for free people who support themselves by tilling the soil, either as small landholders or hired laborers. For the social class comprised of these people, use "peasantry." For those in a condition of servitude under feudalism, owing services to a lord and commonly attached to the lord's land, use "serfs."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000230852

Broader Terms used

farmers

Equivalent Terms used

peasant
peasant's
peasants'

Created

13yrs ago

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