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metayage

cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce
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metayage

Summary

metayage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • metayage is a type of sharecropping[2].
  • metayage's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[3].
  • metayage's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Switzerland[4].
  • metayage's replaces is recorded as Bailleur[5].
  • metayage's practiced by is recorded as sharecropper[6].

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Definition and Type

metayage is a type of sharecropping[2].

Why It Matters

metayage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[1] metayage has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] metayage is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
    Replaces → Bailleur
    Aliases → —
    Replaces → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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