noun. The social class constituted by peasants.

noun. The condition, rank, or conduct of a peasant.

noun. Peasants collectively; a body of peasants.

noun. Rusticity; coarseness.

noun. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics.

noun. Rusticity; coarseness.

noun. Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.

noun. Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.

noun. the class of peasants

"Of course, I described it as the petition of the nobility, clergy, gentry, yeomanry, and peasantry of the county of ----; and, could you believe it, they struck out _peasantry_ as"

class  social class  socio-economic class  stratum  

pleasantry  

clergy  countryman  farmer  fisherman  garrison  

bourgeoisie  coarseness  common people  common run  common sort