Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
peas·ant·ry
\\-zən-trē\\ noun DATE circa 1553
1. peasants2. the position, rank, or behavior of a peasant Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
peasantrypeas·ant·ry /
5pezntri /
noun [sing. + sing. / pl. v.]
all the
peasants
in a region or country
(统称)一个地区或国家的农民:
the local peasantry 当地的农民 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
peas·ant·ry
\ˈpezəntrē, -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 >