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Villeinage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The legal status or condition of a villein.

n. The legal tenure by which a villein held land.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The state of being a villein.

n. A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A tenure of lands and tenements by base—that is, menial—services.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. tenure by which a villein held land

n. the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf

Word Usage

"Valiant men, forsooth, shall arise in the beginning of these evil times, but though they shall die as ye shall, yet shall not their deaths be fruitful as yours shall be; because ye, forsooth, are fighting against villeinage which is waning, but they shall fight against usury which is waxing."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

land tenure tenure servitude legal status

Cross Reference

pure villeinage

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

contract d'aubaine sliding scale serfage extraterritoriality