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Metayer

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Metayer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/metayer.html. 1828.