transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-z ə nt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-French paisant, pesaunt, from pais, paiis country, from Late Latin pagensis inhabitant of a district, from Latin pagus district; akin to Latin pangere to fix — more at pact
Date: 15th century
1. : a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers ; also : a member of a similar class elsewhere
2. : a usually uneducated person of low social status