Meaning of farmer-general | Babel Free
Definitions
A member of a privileged association in France, before the French Revolution, who collected duties on behalf of the king, along with bonus fees for themselves.
Examples
“In the same tone a farmer general in France, who had probably beggared a province, and whose rapacity had hastened the late revolution, exclaimed, "What need of reformation?" To such men I can make no reply […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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