Husbandmen

Husbandmen
Husbandman Hus"band*man, n.; pl. {Husbandmen}. 1. The master of a family. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground. [1913 Webster]


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