agrarian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite relating to rural matters
    agricultural; farming.
    • an agrarian (or agricultural) society
    • farming communities

WordNet

A*gra"ri*an adjective
Etymology
L. agrarius, fr. ager field.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to am 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.
A*gra"ri*an noun
Definitions
  1. One in favor of an equal division of landed property.
  2. An agrarian law. R.
    An equal agrarian is perpetual law. Harrington.

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