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cottierism

cottierism noun: the cotter system of land tenure.

Noun

cottierism (uncountable)

  1. The cotter system of land tenure.

Origin of cottierism

From cottier + -ism.

Questions about cottierism

What does cottierism mean?
Cottierism means the cotter system of land tenure.
What part of speech is cottierism?
Cottierism is a noun.

Words near cottierism in the dictionary

  1. Cottian Alps
  2. cotticed
  3. cottid
  4. cottids
  5. cottier
  6. cottierism
  7. cottiers
  8. cottiform
  9. cottiforms
  10. Cottingham
  11. Cottinghams

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