Noun
Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics.
Rusticity; coarseness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to Norman Stillman : "jizya and kharaj were a "crushing burden for the non-Muslim peasantry who eked out a bare living in a subsistence economy." Source: Internet
Although he had some trouble with the peasantry, the lands and treasures of the church enabled him to propitiate the nobles and for a time to provide for the expenses of the court. Source: Internet
Ali Këlcyra and Midhat Frashëri formed the Western-oriented Balli Kombëtar (National Front). citation Balli Kombetar was a movement that recruited supporters from both the large landowners and peasantry. Source: Internet
Anti-clerical sentiment became much stronger than ever before, but was now based in certain elements of the middle class and indeed the peasantry as well. Source: Internet
As a matter of fact, at this time the Finnish peasantry was outraged by the actions of their elite and almost exclusively supported Gustav's actions against the conspirators. Source: Internet
Agrarianism was the dominant political philosophy in the countryside, as the peasantry organized a movement independent of any existing party. Source: Internet