ˈpez ə ntrē, -ri noun
( -es )
1. : peasants : a body of peasants
the peasantry of this unhappy country have never been much more than slaves — Darrell Berrigan
the rich peasantry of that region rose — F.M.Stenton
2. : the state, position, or rank of a peasant : the quality or behavior of a peasant
as a gentleman, you could have never descended to such peasantry of language — Samuel Butler †1680