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View synonyms for villeinage
villeinage
or vil·lain·age, vil·lan·age, vil·len·age
[ vil-uh-nij ]
noun
- the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- the condition or status of a villein.
villeinage
/ ˈvɪlənɪdʒ /
noun
- the status and condition of a villein
- the tenure by which a villein held his land
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Word History and Origins
Origin of villeinage1
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Example Sentences
Some of them as tenants in free socage may maintain their position; many fall down into the class of tenants in villeinage.
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Against a background of villeinage and week-work, the borough begins to stand out as the scene of burgage tenure.
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The barons homines we take to be freeholders; he would be absolutely liable for the tax cast upon his villeinage.
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First, what was the legal nature of copyhold tenure, and how did it arise out of medival villeinage?
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Even merchet, the most hateful of all the incidents of villeinage, is something more than a mere memory.
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