Cottar — Cotter Cot ter, Cottar Cot tar (k?t t?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See {Cot}.] A cottager; a cottier. Burns. [1913 Webster] Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cottar — Cottier Cot ti*er ( t[i^]*[ e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See {Coterie}, and cf. {Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord s farm.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cottar — or cotter noun Etymology: Middle English cottar, from Medieval Latin cotarius, from Middle English cot Date: 14th century a peasant or farm laborer who occupies a cottage and sometimes a small holding of land usually in return for … New Collegiate Dictionary
cottar — noun variant spelling of “cotter” in the sense of a farmer … Wiktionary
cottar — n. cottager; peasant farmer; tenant farmer; pin, peg … English contemporary dictionary
cottar — [ kɒtə] (also cotter) noun historical (in Scotland and Ireland) a farm labourer or tenant occupying a cottage in return for labour. Origin OE, from cot2 + ar4 … English new terms dictionary
Cottar — See Cottager Cottars … Medieval glossary
cottar — /ˈkɒtə/ (say kotuh) noun 1. Scottish a person occupying a plot of land under a system similar to cottier tenure. 2. Irish cottier. 3. a cottager. Also, cotter. {Medieval Latin cotārius, from cota, from Old English cot. See cot2} …
cottar — n. (also cotter) 1 Sc. & hist. a farm labourer or tenant occupying a cottage in return for labour as required. 2 Ir. hist. = COTTIER. Etymology: COT(2) + ER(1) (Sc. ar) … Useful english dictionary
Godalming (hundred) — infobox historic subdivision Name= Godalming HQ= Status= hundred Start= in antiquity End= Replace= PopulationFirst= PopulationFirstYear= PopulationLast= PopulationLastYear= AreaFirst= AreaFirstYear= AreaLast= AreaLastYear= Godalming was an… … Wikipedia
