métairie

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)

smallholding
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.
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Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: Metairie

Further reading

“métairie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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