metayer
/met-uh-yey, mey-tuh-/US // ˌmɛt əˈyeɪ, ˌmeɪ tə- //
计量器,计量单位,玄武门
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as intenant farmer
Examples
But in many cases the natives had an interest in the crops on something like a metayer system.
This arrangement probably answers two purposes, economy is effected, and fraud prevented on the part of the metayer.
By dint of uncompromising economy, the metayer may ultimately become a small owner.
The metayer system was in vogue, especially on temple lands.
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