colonus
noun
co·lo·nus
kə-ˈlō-nəs 
plural coloni
kə-ˈlō-ˌnī
-(ˌ)nē
: a tenant farmer in the later Roman Empire who was bound to the land and obliged to pay a rent usually in produce
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“Colonus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonus. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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