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peasanthood

peasanthood

9.0
The life of people who work on small farms and live simply
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛzənˌhʊd/
translation icon : condición de campesino
  • Historically, peasanthood was often characterized by labor-intensive farming and limited social mobility.

Examples

  • The novel provides a vivid depiction of the struggles associated with peasanthood during the 18th century.

  • For further example, sackcloth-and-ashes stuff about buses, bicycles, toolshed-size houses, and so on, as encountered in these parts, wouldn't go over hugely better than medieval peasanthood.

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  • Living in rural areas, many people still experience the hardships of peasanthood in their daily lives.

Synonyms

peasantry
vspeasanthood
3 6.8

People in the countryside who work as small farmers or farm workers

is the personal condition of belonging to that rural class
peasant life
vspeasanthood
1 5.7

A way of living for people who live in villages and work on small farms

is the abstract condition rather than the lived daily routine

Surface Forms

peasanthood singular
peasanthoods plural

Morphology

peasanthood = peasant (transparent) = peasant + hood

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-hood' meaning 'state or condition' to 'peasant', yielding the straightforward meaning 'the state of being a peasant'.

Etymology

The word peasanthood comes from peasant, meaning 'a country or village worker', plus the ending -hood, like in childhood, which means 'state or condition of'. So peasanthood means the 'state of being a peasant'.