(n)a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II, Syn.Great Revolt
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ OF. païsant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), païsan, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan. ] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. [ 1913 Webster ]
Banause { m }; Prolet { m }; Proletin { f }; Ignorant { m }; Ignorantin { f } (abschätzig) | Er ist ungebildet (ungehobelt; unkultiviert; ein Banause).