peasanthood

English

Etymology

From peasant +‎ -hood.

Noun

peasanthood (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of a peasant.
   • 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 342:

     After all, in addition to performing the assignment excellently you have brought jobs, activity, and innovation to your village following decades of devastating peasanthood.

Related terms

• peasantship