English Dictionary: agrarian | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for agrarian | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Agrarian \A*gra"ri*an\, a. [L. agrarius, fr. ager field.] 1. Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens. His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment. --Burke. 2. (Bot.) Wild; -- said of plants growing in the fields. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Agrarian \A*gra"ri*an\, n. 1. One in favor of an equal division of landed property. 2. An agrarian law. [R.] An equal agrarian is perpetual law. --Harrington. |