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farmer-general
[ fahr-mer-jen-er-uhl ]
noun
, plural farm·ers-gen·er·al.
- (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.
farmer-general
noun
- (in France before 1789) a member of a group allowed to farm certain taxes
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Derived Forms
- ˈfarmer-ˈgeneralˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- farmer-gener·al·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of farmer-general1
1705–15; translation of French fermier-général
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Example Sentences
Her husband held the lucrative post of farmer-general to the king, and besides inherited large estates.
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The latter, it transpired, was a wealthy farmer-general, who had a fancy for playing the part of Mcenas.
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What matters it, since he who was truly a father to her was the farmer-general, Lenormant de Tourneheim.
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Bodard lived in the fine house in the Place Vendôme which the farmer-general Dangé had not long since been compelled to quit.
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The same officers also attached their own boxes for the receipt of customs to the gates, in lieu of those of the farmer-general.
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