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noun
In the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Russian аренда́тор (arendátor), from Latin arendator, arrendator, from arendare, arrendare (“to pay rent”), from arenda (“yearly rent”), from ad + renda (whence French rente, English rent). Compare arrentation and rent.
