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censitaire [< F] Hist. 
n. a tenant paying cens et rentes.
- 1796 Two petitions were presented to the House . . . setting forth the hardships that would attend the raising of the Lots et Ventes due by the Censitaires of the King's Domains in this Province. . . .
- 1831 Resolved that the said Commissioners be authorized to exempt such of the said Censitaires as may be in a state of poverty, from any expenses to be incurred for the purpose of making the declarations for the Land Roll.
- 1960 The seigneur extracted surplus-labor from his censitaires in numerous ways.
- 1796 Two petitions were presented to the House . . . setting forth the hardships that would attend the raising of the Lots et Ventes due by the Censitaires of the King's Domains in this Province. . . .