(in Ireland) the letting of land in small portions direct to the labourers, at a rent fixed by competition.
〈史〉（爱尔兰）投标定租制
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Circumstances in the recent history of Ireland, most disastrous in their first aspect, have done much to break up the system of cottier tenure and to introduce a better kind of cultivation.
Definition of cottier tenure in US English:
cottier tenure
noun
historical
(in Ireland) the renting of land in small portions direct to the laborers, at a rent fixed by competition.
〈史〉（爱尔兰）投标定租制
Example sentencesExamples
Circumstances in the recent history of Ireland, most disastrous in their first aspect, have done much to break up the system of cottier tenure and to introduce a better kind of cultivation.