Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peasantry \Peas"ant*ry\, n.
   1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. ``A bold
      peasantry.'' --Goldsmith.

   2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] --p. Butler.

Source : WordNet®

peasantry
     n : the class of peasants