farmer-general
farmer-general noun: a member of a privileged association in France, before the French Revolution, who collected duties on behalf of the king, along with bonus fees for themselves.
Noun
farmer-general (plural farmers-general)
- A member of a privileged association in France, before the French Revolution, who collected duties on behalf of the king, along with bonus fees for themselves.
- In the same tone a farmer general in France, who had probably beggared a province, and whose rapacity had hastened the late revolution, exclaimed, "What need of reformation?" To such men I can make no reply […]1810, George Ensor, On National Government, volume 1, page 2
Forms of farmer-general
| plural | farmers-general |
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Origin of farmer-general
Calque of French fermier général
Questions about farmer-general
- What does farmer-general mean?
- Farmer-general means a member of a privileged association in France, before the French Revolution, who collected duties on behalf of the king, along with bonus fees for themselves.
- What part of speech is farmer-general?
- Farmer-general is a noun.
- What is the plural of farmer-general?
- The plural of farmer-general is farmers-general.
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