name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cottier
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.
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noun
Meaning 3
a medieval English villein
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cotter
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Broader terms: serf, helot, villein
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Cottier, or a variant of Cotter.
From Old French cotier. See coterie, and compare cotter.