métairie

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See also: Metairie

French

Etymology

From métayer +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

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

métairie f (plural métairies)

  1. smallholding
  2. small tenant farm
    • 1866, George Sand, Promenades autour d'un village‎:
      Jusqu’au mariage, les filles sont pastoures ou servantes dans les métairies et dans les villes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Metairie

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