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Noun: cottier  kó-tee-u(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. A medieval English villein
    "The cottier worked on the lord's land in exchange for a small plot of his own";
    - cotter

Derived forms: cottiers

Type of: helot, serf, villein

Encyclopedia: Cottier, Daniel