peasantA person who owns or works on a small farm
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A poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation
viceroyA ruler acting in place of a king
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A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign
jestA joke or an act done for amusement
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A thing said or done for amusement; a joke
pretenseAn act of pretending or masquerading
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An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
ridiculeMockery or derision
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The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior