COTTIER
\kˈɒtɪə], \kˈɒtɪə], \k_ˈɒ_t_ɪ__ə]\
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In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm.
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Cottager; Irish peasant holding under c. tenure (letting of land in small portions at rent fixed by competition). [old French]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500