Tenant farmer

As Häusler (also Häuselmann, Eigenkätner, Kath people Büdner or Bödner, Brinksitzer, Instleute, obd. Pointler or mercenaries, official German colonists or small sites owners) were referred earlier marginal farmers with private house, but little land. The word comes from the Middle High German to hiuseler 'house.'

A native of feudalism name Häusler identifies the owner of the smallest property. There were villagers who owned a small house and to little or no own land possessed ( under 10 yokes of field, less than a quarter of farmers ) and only little or no livestock, no particular horse or work oxen.

Häusler occurred in larger numbers in the 16th century. The rural district was already divided at this time largely under Hufnern and gardeners. So often remained only employment opportunities as artisans, servants, day laborers, schoolmaster or shepherds for the cottagers. Nevertheless meant for them the house purchase upward social mobility within the village.

Due to the weak social position of the cottagers in particular taxes, the country gentlemen were disproportionately with charges in most areas, loaded.

Cottagers were in the 19th century, a transitional form for day laborers in the respective landlords and had to rely on these sideline because of own agricultural property was not sufficient for subsistence. Nevertheless, they were regarded as free laborers in contrast to the serfs, but were generally on the edge or outside the period marked by the Hufnern village community. According Brinksitzer land was also founded on the edge of the brands that were equipped with barely any significant land and without permission marrow.

They stood on the same footing as the regional Wördener and Kirchhöfer called settlers.