See also: metayer

French

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Etymology

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From an alteration of Old French moitoier, moitoieor, moitieur, from Late Latin medietārius, from Latin medius (middle, half). Or alternatively from moitié +‎ -ier. See also Italian mezzadro, Spanish mediero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.tɛ.je/ ~ /me.te.je/
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Noun

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métayer m (plural métayers, feminine métayère)

  1. sharecropper, metayer [from mid-12th c.]
    Synonym: (archaic) méger

Derived terms

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Further reading

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