cottier

/ˈkɑdiər/
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Other forms: cottiers

Definitions of cottier
  1. noun
    a medieval English villein
    synonyms: cotter
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    type of:
    helot, serf, villein
    (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
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