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PRONUNCIATION OF METAYAGE

metayage  [ˌmeɪteɪˈjɑːʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAYAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metayage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METAYAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metayage

Metayage

The Metayage system is the cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce, as a kind of sharecropping. Another class of land tenancy in France is named fermage, whereby the rent is paid annually in banknotes.

Definition of metayage in the English dictionary

The definition of metayage in the dictionary is a system of farming in which rent is paid as a percentage of the crops yielded, and in which the owner usually supplies the farmer with seed and stock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAYAGE


arbitrage
ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ
barrage
ˈbærɑːʒ
bricolage
ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ
camouflage
ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ
collage
kəˈlɑːʒ
decoupage
ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ
dressage
ˈdrɛsɑːʒ
entourage
ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ
espionage
ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ
etage
eɪˈtɑːʒ
garage
ˈɡærɑːʒ
massage
ˈmæsɑːʒ
mirage
mɪˈrɑːʒ
montage
mɒnˈtɑːʒ
paysage
ˌpeɪˈzɑːʒ
plage
plɑːʒ
sabotage
ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ
sondage
sɒnˈdɑːʒ
triage
ˈtriːˌɑːʒ
vernissage
ˌvɜːnɪˈsɑːʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAYAGE

metatherian
metatheses
metathesis
metathesise
metathesize
metathetic
metathetical
metathetically
metathoraces
metathoracic
metathorax
metatungstic
metavanadic
metavanadic acid
metaverse
metaxylem
metayer
metazoal
metazoan
metazoic

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAYAGE

advantage
age
average
bon voyage
buoyage
coverage
damage
drayage
heritage
home page
image
in this day and age
language
maiden voyage
manage
marriage
message
mortgage
quayage
voyage

Synonyms and antonyms of metayage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metayage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAYAGE

Find out the translation of metayage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metayage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metayage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

metayage
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

métayage
570 millions of speakers

English

metayage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metayage
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metayage
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

metayage
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metayage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metayage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métayage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metayage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metayage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metayage
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metayage
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metayage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metayage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metayage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटॅयायझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ortakçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzadria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metayage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metayage
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metayage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metayage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metayage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metayage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metayage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metayage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAYAGE»

The term «metayage» is used very little and occupies the 191.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAYAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metayage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metayage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metayage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAYAGE»

Discover the use of metayage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metayage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An overview of the current status of agriculture in Tobago: ...
severe shortage of estate labor, there was the introduction of the metayage system which served to dampen the effects of this shortage. This system was a key economic survival mechanism introduced to stave off the nineteenth century  ...
IICA Trinidad y Tobago
2
Law, Justice, and Empire: The Colonial Career of John ...
This metayage (or metairie) system spread rapidly after the late 1 840s and allowed Tobago's planters to keep their estates in production and maintain exports without any substantial decline. The great advantage of metayage was that it ...
‎1997
3
The Sugar Cane Industry: An Historical Geography from Its ...
Metayage contracts were usually verbal, informal, but characteristically required the tenant to grow cane which would be divided in agreed proportions with the landowner. Such a contract was a means by which a planter in times of scarce ...
J. H. Galloway, 2005
4
Trypanotolerant Livestock in West and Central Africa
Metayage centres. Name Location (and reference in Figure 1) Organization responsible and address Size Breeds and numbers Objectives Groupement d' Economie Station de Mvuazi Rurale (GER) Station de Gimbi Metayage du Bureau ...
International Livestock Research Institute
5
Metayage
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Emory Christer, 2011
6
ILCA Annual Programme Report 1994
The N'Dama has been the most popular cattle breed brought into such areas through livestock development programmes that involve the introduction of foundation stock and their subsequent multiplication. Metayage villages in Idiofa, where ...
International Livestock Centre for Africa
7
Family and Farm: Agrarian Change and Household Organization ...
The question at hand was whether new farm methods could be successfully introduced within the existing framework of metayage tenure. The question sparked a vigorous debate over the merits and vices of metayage. Opponents of  ...
John W. Shaffer, 1982
8
Bibliography on land utilization, 1918-36
"The share system or metayage is a form of fanning according to which the landowner provides the metayer with a certain extent of land for him to cultivate ( under his direction and control) and receives in exchange a certain proportion of the ...
Louise Oldham Bercaw, 1938
9
The Agrarian Life of the Middle Ages
Temporary leases en metayage probably arose out of attempts to give greater flexibility to this form of tenure. In a bail aferme the landlord's rent consisted of a quantity of goods or a sum of money which was fixed for the duration of the lease,  ...
M. M. Postan, 1966
10
The Social Institutions of France: Translations from the ...
The 'metayage' system Unlike farming leases, which involve payment of a 'rent' by the lessee to the landowner, 'metayage' ... nine years for a farming lease, ( except for long-term leases), no duration is fixed however, for the 'metayage' system.
Patricia G. Evans, Pierre Laroque, 1983

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAYAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metayage is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wine: Naked Wines scheme keeps on growing
Finally, the 2012 Wine x Sam Metayage Cabernet Sauvignon (£12.99) from Central Victoria in Australia offers a soft, smooth and rounded wine ... «Scotsman, Aug 14»
2
Panchoo Campbell The last living former slave
In order to keep sugar estates going, the metayage system, which was a form of sharecropping, developed. The metayer (sharecropper) ... «Trinidad Guardian, Aug 14»
3
Naked Wines' bond-funded fine wine is ready
The first vintage to become available is Sam Plunkett's Metayage 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon made in Dookie, Central Victoria, Australia. «Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review, Apr 14»
4
Unveiling bloodlines
This led to the implementation of the metayage system—a sharecropping agreement through which the formerly-enslaved worked the land of ... «Trinidad Guardian, Aug 13»
5
Dell India and Honeywell Partners with UnPluGGd to support Indian …
The event is supported by several other companies who support the ecosystem - NuvoJuris, NeevTech and MetaYage. Event Details. Website: ... «India PRwire, Mar 10»

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