Dictionary (n.) 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.Thesaurus beneficiary cestui cestui que trust cestui que use cottager cotter cottier crofter deedholder feoffee feudatory freeholder head of household laird landlady landlord lord master mesne mesne lord mistress owner proprietary proprietor proprietress proprietrix rentier squire titleholder |