Definitions for: Peasantry

[n] the class of peasants

Webster (1913) Definition: Peas"ant*ry, n.
1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. ``A bold
peasantry.'' --Goldsmith.

2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] --p. Butler.

See Also: class, peasant, social class, socio-economic class