peasantry's

Belonging to rustics

Peasantry's is the possessive form of peasantry, the class of agricultural laborers who work the land, typically in a feudal or pre-industrial economy.

The word often implies poverty and low social status: The peasantry's grievances fueled the revolution.

It can be used dismissively to suggest backwardness or lack of sophistication.

social

serfdom

Feudal bound labor

nobility · aristocracy · hierarchy · tenancy · vassalage · subjugation · oppression · exploitation · tithes · dues

cultural

folklore

Inherited cultural narratives

  • traditionsLong-established customs passed down
  • customsTraditional practices or import taxes
  • ritualsCeremonial repeated practices

festivals · songs · dances · crafts · dialect · superstitions · beliefs · celebrations · weddings · storytelling

agricultural

farmland

Agricultural terrain

  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • cropsCultivated plants for harvest
  • tillageSoil preparation for planting

plowing · fields · livestock · subsistence · smallholding · husbandry · cultivation · labor · toil · seasons

revolutionary

uprising

Organized resistance to power

discontent · grievances · mobilization · resistance · pitchforks · torches · demands · liberation · emancipation · collectivization

Opposites
social class/feudal hierarchy

peasantry'snobility's

Belonging to highborn class

aristocracy's · gentry's · elite's · bourgeoisie's · lords

urban vs rural population

peasantry'scity dwellers

People living in metropolises

urbanites · townspeople's · bourgeoisie's

economic power/wealth

peasantry'soligarchy's

Of rule by few

capitalists · proprietors · masters

Family

peasantry

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