cottar

Meanings

• noun

  Term used in Scotland to describe a small tenant farmer or crofter.

  - "Il cottar era un agricoltore piccolo in Scozia."
  - "The cottar had a small plot of land to farm."
  - "La vita di un cottar era dura."
  - "La famiglia del cottar viveva in una casa piccola."
  - "Il cottar era responsabile di mantenere le strade vicino alla sua fattoria."

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Synonyms

coscet , cottager

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Variants

List of all variants of cottar that leads to same result
cottar , cottars , cotter , cotters

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Etymology

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Derived from Old Norse 'kotr', meaning 'cottage' or 'small farm'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cottar' is also used in other contexts, such as in the fishing industry, where it refers to a person who rents a boat and fishing gear.

2. The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote about the struggles of the cottar class in his poem 'To a Mouse'.

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Related Concepts

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1. crofter: A crofter is a similar type of tenant farmer found in Scotland and Ireland. While the distinction between a cottar and a crofter can be blurry, a crofter typically held a larger plot of land than a cottar.

2. feudalism: The cottar system was an example of feudalism, a social and economic system based on the relationship between lords and their tenants.

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Culture

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The cottar system was common in Scotland until the late 19th century. Cottars were tenants who held small plots of land and paid rent to the landowner. They were responsible for cultivating the land and providing for their families. The cottar system was an important part of Scottish rural life and is still referenced in literature and folklore.

How to Memorize "cottar"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small farm with a cottage and a family working the land. Picture the tenant farmer, or cottar, working in the fields and tending to the animals.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cottar' with the image of a small tenant farmer in Scotland.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Cottage Tenant' to help remember the meaning of 'cottar'.

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