FARMER-GENERAL
\fˈɑːməd͡ʒˈɛnəɹə͡l], \fˈɑːmədʒˈɛnəɹəl], \f_ˈɑː_m_ə_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ə_ɹ_əl]\
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In France, under the old monarchy, a member of a privileged association which farmed certain branches of the revenue. that is, contracted with the government to pay into the treasury a fixed yearly sum, taking upon itself the collection of certain taxes as an equivalent. This system was swept away at the revolution.
By Daniel Lyons
