métayer
[ met-uh-yey, mey-tuh- ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈyeɪ, ˌmeɪ tə- /
noun
a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.
Words nearby métayer
méridienne,
mérimée,
méringue,
mésalliance,
métayage,
métayer,
métier,
métis,
métisse,
mézair,
mézières
Example sentences from the Web for metayer
By dint of uncompromising economy, the metayer may ultimately become a small owner.
In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-EdwardsThis arrangement probably answers two purposes, economy is effected, and fraud prevented on the part of the metayer.
In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-EdwardsThe metayer system was in vogue, especially on temple lands.
But in many cases the natives had an interest in the crops on something like a metayer system.