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peasants

noun as in farmer

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One popular conspiracy theory held that the houses of respectable Protestant families were being raffled off in Catholic churches, to be invaded by unwashed broods of Irish peasants as soon as home rule was established.

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He armed peasants to defend themselves and dealt a blow to the rebels’ morale in 1992 when he captured the Shining Path’s leader, Abimael Guzman.

Instead, it brings the 17th century society vividly to life through a historically accurate spoken and visual language, which includes thousands of costumes for warlords, armies, peasants, courtesans and a bunch of shipwrecked European sailors.

“There’s nothing funny about the life expectancy of male peasants, Princess,” Jack said, trying hard not to smile.

“So you’re only denying that to peasants now, huh?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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