Complete Definition of "peasant revolt"

English

Noun
peasant revolt (plural peasant revolts)

  1. In European history, a popular revolt by peasants against their lords and the institution of serfdom.
  2. By extention, any uprising of agricultural workers.

Translations

Dutch boerenopstand
mid

See also
civil war
rebellion

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