ROTURE
\ɹˈɒt͡ʃə], \ɹˈɒtʃə], \ɹ_ˈɒ_tʃ_ə]\
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r[=o]-t[=u]r', n. in Canadian law, a grant made of feudal property: plebeian rank in France.--n. ROTURIER (ro-tü-ri-[=a]'), a plebeian. [Fr.,--Low L. ruptura, ground broken by the plough--L. rump[)e]re, ruptum, to break.]
By Thomas Davidson