how to pronounce peasantry

/ˈpɛz.ən.tɹi/

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peasantry is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of peasantry in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… originated with the peasantry and a few …”

meanings of peasantry

noun:

Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.
Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.

peasantry frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word peasantry occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.