peasanthood
- noun
- /ˈpɛzənˌhʊd/
- Historically, peasanthood was often characterized by labor-intensive farming and limited social mobility.
Examples
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The novel provides a vivid depiction of the struggles associated with peasanthood during the 18th century.
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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
People in the countryside who work as small farmers or farm workers
A way of living for people who live in villages and work on small farms
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.