Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PEAS-ANT
PEAS'ANTPEAS'ANT-LIKE, or PEAS'ANT-LY
PEAS-ANT, n. [pez'ant; Fr. paysan; Sp. and Port. paisano; from the name of country; Fr. pais or pays, Sp. and Port. pais, It. paese; W. peues, a place of rest, a country, from pau, coinciding with Gr. παυω, to rest.]
A countryman; one whose business is rural labor.
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