farmer-general
(in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.
Origin of farmer-general
1Other words from farmer-general
- far·mer-gen·er·al·ship, noun
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How to use farmer-general in a sentence
Only princes and farmers-general could indulge in such magnificence, and the fame of the Impasse would be undying.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo WilliamsThe scheme of the Farmers-General here is very artful; they grow anxious.
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was born in Paris in 1743, the son of one of the "farmers-general."
I am resolved to prove that farmers-general are the main causes of the defects in our music.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage LandorThose would be thought the natural, proper farmers-general of each district.
British Dictionary definitions for farmer-general
(in France before 1789) a member of a group allowed to farm certain taxes
Derived forms of farmer-general
- farmer-generalship, noun
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