n. Brit. 1 a cottager. 2 hist. an Irish peasant under cottier tenure. cottier tenure hist. the letting of land in small portions at a rent fixed by competition.
[ ME f. OF cotier f. med.L cotarius: see COTERIE ]
n. Brit. 1 a cottager. 2 hist. an Irish peasant under cottier tenure. cottier tenure hist. the letting of land in small portions at a rent fixed by competition.
[ ME f. OF cotier f. med.L cotarius: see COTERIE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012