A peasant is a person or family that depends economically on farming of land. Peasants typically make up the majority of the agricultural labor force in a pre-industrial society.
The word peasant is sometimes used as an insult by those townsfolk who consider themselves superior.
... 1808, 1812, 1816
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1804)
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