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Where does “husbandman” come from?

Husbandman derives from Middle English husbondman, a compound of husbond (householder, master of a house) and man, ultimately denoting a man who manages a household or farm.

husbandman (English): a person who raises crops and tends animals; a...

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  1. a person who raises crops and tends animals; a...

Ancestry of “husbandman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhusbandman—
Every word from Middle English husbandman →