• (a.) One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.
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Mé`ta`yer' noun [ French, from Late Latin medietarius , from Latin medius middle, half. See Mid , adjective ] One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord. [ France & Italy]
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A metayer is a cultivator who tills the soil for a land-owner on condition of receiving a share, generally half its produce, the owner providing the whole or part of the stock, tools etc.
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