metayer
Example Sentences
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In the Peloponnesus peasant proprietorship is almost universal; elsewhere it is gradually supplanting the metayer system; the small properties vary from 2 or 3 to 50 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
A valuation of the latter is made at the time of entering into the agreement, and a re-valuation is made on termination, any depreciation being made good by the other party, or metayer.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
By dint of uncompromising economy, the metayer may ultimately become a small owner.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Matilda Betham-Edwards
The metayer, or metairie, system is fairly common, and has much to recommend it when honourably carried out by both parties, but it is open to very serious abuse.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
The metayer will find it convenient to be slack in paying rent.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
