metayer system (me-tay-y[schwa]r or met-[schwa]-yay). An agricultural system in which land is divided into small farms among single families who pay a landlord a fixed portion — usu. half — of the produce and the landlord provides the stock. • The system was formerly prevalent in parts of France and Italy, and in the southern […]
removal of surface soil 〈英〉移走表层土壤 根据1953年《农业用地(移走表层土壤)法》〔Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act〕的规定，不适当地从农业用地移走表层土壤出售属犯罪行为。 removal of surface soil 2 〈英〉移走表层土壤 根据1953年《农业用地(移走表层土壤)法》〔Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act〕的规定，不适当地从农业用地移走表层土壤出售属犯罪行为。
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examining board. An appointed group of public officials responsible for conducting the tests required by those applying for occupational and professional licenses. — Also termed board of examiners. [Cases: Licenses 21. C.J.S. Agriculture §§ 4.5; Architects § 4; Licenses §§ 37–38.]
fermer. [Law French] Hist. 1. A lessee, esp. one who holds lands for agricultural purposes. 2. One who holds something (such as land or an incorporeal right) by the term.
welfare. 1. Well-being in any respect; prosperity. general welfare. The public’s health, peace, morals, and safety. public welfare. A society’s well-being in matters of health, safety, order, morality, economics, and politics. 2. A system of social insurance providing assistance to those who are financially in need, as by providing food stamps and family allowances. —
price support. The artificial maintenance of prices (as of a particular commodity) at a certain level, esp. by governmental action (as by subsidy). [Cases: Agriculture 3. 5.]
base service. Hist. Agricultural work performed by a villein tenant in exchange for the lord’s permission to hold the land. Cf. KNIGHT-SERVICE.