AGRARIAN


Meaning of AGRARIAN in English

I. əˈgrerēən, -ra(a)r-, -rār- adjective

Etymology: Latin agrari us (from agr-, ager field + -arius -ary) + English -an — more at acre

1. : of or relating to the land or landed property

a policy of agrarian redistribution was sketched out — G.A.Craig

2.

a. : of, by, or characteristic of the farmer or his way of life

the application of agrarian virtues to … industrial economy — Lloyd Morris

b. : organized or designed to promote agricultural interests

an agrarian party drawing its original impulse from the grain growers and dairymen — H.R.Penniman

3. : growing wild in fields : campestral

• agrarianly adverb

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

: one who favors agrarianism ; especially : a member of an agrarian party or movement

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.