"roturier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roturiers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French roturier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|roturier}} Middle French roturier Head templates: {{en-noun}} roturier (plural roturiers)
  1. A commoner or plebeian; a person of low rank; especially, in pre-Revolutionary France, a member of the social class comprising all who were not nobles or clergy.
    Sense id: en-roturier-en-noun-NCwYZkt9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 2 2

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Alternative forms

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