Peasanthood (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being a peasantplay

Example:

the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("peasanthood" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

peasant (a country person)

peasant (one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers)

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