métayer
See also: metayer
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
Noun
métayer m (plural métayers, feminine métayère)
- sharecropper, metayer [from mid-12th c.]
Synonyms
- méger (archaic)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “métayer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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