peasantry (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *peasantry*:
NOUN	group	peasantry	the class of peasants

peasantry > pronunciation
Sounds	peh'zahntriy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *peasantry*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The class of peasants.
Members	peasant	One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
Broader	class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class	People having the same social, economic, or educational status
Spanish	campesinado, villanaje
Catalan	pagesia

HyperDic: peasantry