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mé⋅ta⋅yer

  [met-uh-yey, mey-tuh-]
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–noun
a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.
Origin:
1770–80; < F < ML medietārius, equiv. to mediet(ās) (see moiety ) + -ārius -ary
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