Peas"ant , a. Rustic, rural.
Spenser.
Peas"ant (?), n. [OF. païsant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr.
of verbs), païsan, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.]
A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the
lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.
Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.
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