Roturier

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A commoner.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A commoner, a plebeian, a person of low rank
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In France, a person not of noble birth; a plebeian.
  • n. In French-Canadian law, one who holds real property subject to an annual rent or charge.
    • Word Usage
    "People shrugged their shoulders, and hinted that there was something of the "roturier" in Mr. Dunbar; but they freely acknowledged that he was a fine handsome-looking fellow, and that his daughter was an angel, rendered still more angelic by the earthly advantage of half a million or so for her marriage-portion."
     
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