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PRONUNCIATION OF METAYER

metayer  [ˌmɛtəˈjeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metayer 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 METAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metayer

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 metayer in the English dictionary

The definition of metayer in the dictionary is a tenant farmer who cultivates land under the metayage system.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAYER


atelier
ˈætəlˌjeɪ
beignet
ˈbɛnjeɪ
cimier
siːˈmjeɪ
conchiglie
kɒnˈkiːljeɪ
cuisinier
kwɪˈziːnjeɪ
douanier
ˈdwɑːnjeɪ
escalier
ˌɛskæˈljeɪ
greffier
ˈɡrɛfjeɪ
hotelier
həʊˈtɛljeɪ
Montagnais
ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ
Parmentier
ˈpɑːmənˌtjeɪ
passepied
pɑːsˈpjeɪ
patissier
ˌpɑːtɪˈsjeɪ
perfumier
pəˈfjuːmjeɪ
semainier
səˈmɛnˌjeɪ
sommelier
ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ
sottisier
sɒˈtiːzjeɪ
ukiyo-e
ˌuːkiːjəʊˈjeɪ
yay
jeɪ
yea
jeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAYER

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAYER

CD player
DVD player
essayer
layer
Mayer
MP3 player
MP3-player
multiplayer
on a wing and a prayer
overstayer
payer
player
prayer
slayer
sprayer
stayer
taxpayer
team player
the Lord´s Prayer
video player

Synonyms and antonyms of metayer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metayer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAYER

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

Translator English - Chinese

metayer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Metayer
570 millions of speakers

English

metayer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metayer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميتييه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

metayer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Metayer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metayer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métayer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metayer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metayer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metayer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metayer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penerus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metayer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தை உழுது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटायर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

METAYER
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzadro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Metayer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metayer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Metayer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Metayer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metayer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

METAYER
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

METAYER
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metayer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAYER»

The term «metayer» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAYER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metayer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metayer» 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 metayer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAYER»

Discover the use of metayer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metayer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The World of the Haitian Revolution
However, in 1810, shortly after her arrival in new orleans, creditors seized her against the debts of her former master. six years later, in 1816, Jean pierre Metayer, the son of Adelaide's former master, caught up with her in new orleans and ...
David Patrick Geggus, Norman Fiering, 2009
2
The Foreign Quarterly Review
The land is cultivated by unfortunate metayers, who engage to occupy it for a period of three years, and to perform the various operations required in its husbandry, paying half the produce to the proprietor as rent. The metayer furnishes his ...
‎1829
3
Notes From the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti
Claude Ménard during the Cherestal government and had since remained close to the president. Paul had his own political movement, called the Mouvement Démocratique pour la Libération Nationale (MODLIN), and unbeknownst to Metayer ...
Michael Deibert, 2011
4
THE FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW
The land is cultivated by unfortunate metayers, who engage to occupy it for a period of three years, and to perform the various operations required in its husbandry, paying half the produce to the proprietor as rent. The metayer furnishes his ...
APRIL AUGUST, 1829
5
Family and Farm: Agrarian Change and Household Organization ...
The owner would furnish the first year's seed, farm stock, and equipment, in return for which the metayer would turn over half the crop as well as a portion of all courtyard products and interest on the stock and equipment. An important aspect of ...
John W. Shaffer, 1982
6
An essay on the distribution of wealth, and on the sources ...
Metayers among the Romans — small proprietors — progress of cultivation — causes of spread of tenantry — ultimate prevalence of coloni medietarii, or Metayers — revival and spread of Metayer rents among the barbarian occupiers of the ...
Richard Jones, 1831
7
A Breton Landscape: From The Romans To The Second Empire In ...
A Ithough in some parts of Brittany the metayer had a share-cropping -iA arrangement with his landlord, the late medieval metayer in this area was a person, usually a peasant, who had contracted to work a noble's home farm for a specified, ...
Prof Wendy Davies *Nfa*, Dr Grenville Astill, Grenville Astill, 2013
8
Erwin Blumenfeld
Portrait of the Blumenfeld; 4,000-word essay by Michel Metayer; 55 colour and b/w photographs presented chronologically over 110 pages (1 photograph per spread, with title and 1 paragraph commentary); Brief chronology of the photographer
Michel Metayer, 2004
9
Beating the Pen on the Drum: A Socio-cultural History of ...
Workers on Beausejour, Brunswick, Craigston, Dumfries, Meldrum, Limlair, and Grand Bay estates worked partly on the metayer system and partly on wages.52 The system satisfied neither planter nor laborer. The former was dissatisfied with  ...
Edwina Ashie-Nikoi, 2007
10
Principles of Political Economy (Abridged): With Some of ...
If the metayer cannot be turned out except for some violation of his contract, he has a stronger motive to exertion than any tenant-farmer who has not a lease. The metayer is at least his landlord's partner, and a half-sharer in their joint gains.
John Stuart Mill, Stephen Nathanson

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAYER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metayer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Borbely, Robert 'Borb'
... Jodie (Mike) Lehrkamp and Dixie (Tom) Opheim; mother-in-law, Barbara Faulk; sister-in-law, Katie (Doug) Metayer; nieces, Kelsey Faulk, ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
2
baccalauréats SCIENTIFIQUE
... Mesquita Cindy, Mestdagh Amaury, Metayer Edouard (AB), Metois Gaëlle, Meunier Claire (TB), Meyer Quentin (B), Michardiere Benjamin, ... «la Nouvelle République, Jul 15»
3
Want to stop congestion? Get a new job or ride a bike says …
Stefan Metayer said he would prefer to catch a train from the station 300m away from his Ringwood home, but needs his car to get to meetings ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Farmington Resident Michael Metayer Donates Books to Simpson …
Metayer, who said he has "a soft spot for kids and dogs" greeted all students as they received their books. Students also had the opportunity to ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
5
North Hagerstown High School honor rolls
... Brielle A. McCarthy, Makayla M. McDermott, Marly Metayer, Akua A. Mireku Baabu, Rachel A. Moats, Amesha L. Moore, Jennifer E. Morris, ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jun 15»
6
Interview: Félix de Givry And Sven Hansen-Løve On Discovering …
(the role eventually went to Clément Metayer.) FdG: I think at the end he was the right choice for the film. So I had a very small part in Something ... «TwitchFilm, Jun 15»
7
Easton's Southeastern Regional graduates thankful for vocational …
... Edson Mendonca, Marc Mentor, Thomas Merrick, Jessica Metayer, Rebecca Miller, Francisca Monteiro, Yailiz Monteiro, Aleida Montrond, ... «Wicked Local Foxborough, Jun 15»
8
Vermont Health Connect demonstrates success of upgrade
Tim Metayer, a Vermont Health Connect business analyst, followed up with the faster tour of the new system. Wednesday's show came more ... «Greenwich Time, Jun 15»
9
In-form freshman sire tops day one at Arqana
Mon Prestige, a two-year-old son of Kapgarde, topped the store section of yesterday's sale when selling to Bertrand Le Metayer for €100,000. «Racing Post Bloodstock, May 15»
10
Colby has 103 on NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
... women's tennis player Danielle Levine, women's outdoor track and field athlete Katie Metayer, and women's lacrosse player Dana Swaffield ... «Colby College, May 15»

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