(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:51:47

Peas"ant*ry (?), n.

1.

Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics.

"A bold peasantry."

Goldsmith.

2.

Rusticity; coarseness.

[Obs.]

p. Butler.

 

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