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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a medieval English villein;
[syn: cotter, cottier]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See Coterie, and cf. Cotter.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also cottar and cotter.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cottier n 1: a medieval English villein [syn: cotter, cottier]