Definitions
A rural laborer or small farmer, especially in historical contexts.
Word origin
From Late Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, païsan (“countryman, peasant”), from païs (“country”), from Latin pāgus (“countryside”) + Old French -enc (“member of”), from Frankish -inc, -ing "-ing"; which was an alteration of earlier Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”). Doublet of paisano.
Used in a sentence
“peasant class”
“2007, Brad Bird, Ratatouille, spoken by Colette Ratatouille? It's a peasant dish. Are you sure you want to serve this to Ego?”
“Oh what a Rogue and Pesant slave am I?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Small farmer”7 letters
02“Rural laborer”7 letters
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