"colonus" meaning in English

See colonus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: coloni [plural]
Etymology: From Latin colōnus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|colōnus}} Latin colōnus Head templates: {{en-noun|coloni}} colonus (plural coloni)
  1. (historical) A sharecropping tenant farmer of the late Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-colonus-en-noun-m~Aix9po Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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