Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Nearby Words

roturier

 - 2 dictionary results

ro⋅tu⋅rier

[raw-ty-ryey; Eng. roh-toor-ee-ey, -tyoor-]
–noun, plural -tu⋅riers [-ty-ryey; Eng. -toor-ee-eyz, -tyoor-] . French.
a person of low rank; plebeian.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To roturier
ro·tu·rier   (rō-tŏŏr'ē-ā', -tyŏŏr'-)   
n.  A commoner.

[French, from Old French, from roture, newly cultivated land, from Latin ruptūra, action of breaking; see rupture.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see roturier on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: