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French
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /me.tɛ.je/ ~ /me.te.je/
Noun
métayer m (plural métayers, feminine métayère)
- sharecropper, metayer
- Synonym: (archaic) méger
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