ðə pəzˈɛsɚ, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɪmpˈɑːvɚɹɪʃt, ɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz fɔːɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ ðə lˈænd, ˈɔfən fˈɜːnɪʃt ðə lˈænd ænd sˈiːd kˈɔːɹn, ænd ðə tˈɛnənt kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ɪt, ðə pɹˈɑːduːs bˌiːɪŋ ˈiːkwəli dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˈiːn ðˌɛm.
The possessor, generally impoverished, or without facilities for working the land, often furnished the land and seed corn, and the tenant cultivated it, the produce being equally divided between them.