fielden en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfiːldən/ (UK)
Etymology
From field + -en (“pertaining to, of the nature of”).
Meanings
- (obsolete) Pertaining to the countryside; rural.
-
Characterized by open fields and an agricultural economy; agricultural.
Religious ignorance was probably particularly common in the heath and forest areas, where society was less rigid and disciplined than in the stable, nucleated villages of the fielden communities.
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 160:The reader should remember that husbandmen in fielden parishes formed a majority of the rural population.
1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fieldone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more fielden | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fielden | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |