praedial

/ˈpriːdiəl/
adjective
  1. Relating to land, farming, or rural life.
    • The region's economy was mostly praedial, with many families working small farms.
    • Praedial labor in the 18th century often involved long hours of planting and harvesting.
    • The museum displayed old praedial tools like plows and scythes.
  2. Involving or attached to land as a source of income or obligation.
    • Praedial servitudes allow a neighbor to cross your land to reach their property.
    • The landlord collected praedial rents based on the size of each tenant's field.
    • Under the old system, peasants owed praedial services to the local lord.
noun
  1. A person who works on the land; a farm laborer or tenant farmer.
    • The praedials gathered at dawn to receive their daily instructions from the bailiff.
    • The estate employed dozens of praedials to tend the crops and livestock.
    • Each praedial lived in a small cottage on the land they worked.
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