PREDIAL


Meaning of PREDIAL in English

adj. & n. hist.

--adj.

1. a of land or farms. b rural, agrarian. c (of a slave, tenant, etc.) attached to farms or the land.

2 (of a tithe) consisting of agricultural produce.

--n. a predial slave.

Etymology: med.L praedialis f. L praedium farm

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.