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cottier definition

cot·tier (kät′ē ər)

noun

  1. in Great Britain and Ireland, a farmer who lives in a cottage
  2. Historical in Ireland, a peasant renting a small piece of land under a system (called cottier tenure) of renting land to the highest bidder

Etymology: ME & OFr cotier, cotter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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