noun
- plural of husbandman; farmers or agricultural workers who cultivate land
Usage: archaic; biblical
Examples
- The husbandmen worked the fields from dawn to dusk.
- In biblical times, husbandmen were responsible for tending vineyards.
- The lord of the manor employed several husbandmen to work his estate.
- Ancient husbandmen developed techniques for crop rotation.
- The parable speaks of husbandmen who refused to pay rent to the landowner.
- Medieval husbandmen lived simple lives tied to the agricultural seasons.