English Explanatory Dictionary

villeinage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being a villein.
  2. A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.

Word forms

villeinage villeinages villainage villanage villenage

Etymology

From Middle English vilenage, villeinage, villenage, from Old French vilenage, villenage, Anglo-Norman vileinage, villeinage, and Medieval Latin vileināgium, villenāgium. By surface analysis, villein + -age.

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