Definitions for farmer-general

farmer-general farm·er-gen·er·al

Spelling: [fahr-mer-jen-er-uh l]
IPA: /ˈfɑr mərˈdʒɛn ər əl/

Farmer-General is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 556 anagrams from letters in farmer-general (-aaeeefglmnrrr).

Definitions for farmer-general

noun

  1. (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.

Origin of farmer-general

1705-15; translation of French fermier-général

Examples for farmer-general

He was a farmer-general of the taxes, and amassed an immense fortune by grinding the poor.

He said: 'There was once a farmer-general—you know the rest!'

And what must have happened was this: the farmer-general began by turning his fortune into solid gold and silver money.

Besides, if the farmer-general had realized his fortune, don't you think that that fortune would have been found?

Obviously, the instinctive notion of time represented by the sun-dial in the farmer-general's pictures.

What matters it, since he who was truly a father to her was the farmer-general, Lenormant de Tourneheim.

Attracted by reading Locke he resigned a lucrative situation as farmer-general to devote himself to philosophy.

The farmer-general left none but collateral relations, who had offered the house in Rue de Bretonvilliers for sale.

Bodard lived in the fine house in the Place Vendôme which the farmer-general Dangé had not long since been compelled to quit.

Her husband held the lucrative post of farmer-general to the king, and besides inherited large estates.

Word Value for farmer-general
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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