PLOWMAN PIERS
\plˈa͡ʊmən pˈi͡əz], \plˈaʊmən pˈiəz], \p_l_ˈaʊ_m_ə_n p_ˈiə_z]\
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Assumed name of William Longland or Langland. An English satirical writer of the 14th century. His work "The Vision of Piers Plowman"-a religious and moral allegory, in rhyme-is a picture of the disorders in church and State prevailing at his time.
By Charles Dudley Warner
