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villeinage

DEFINITIONS OF: villeinage

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

Synonyms:
villainage
Type of:
legal status
a status defined by law
servitude
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

n tenure by which a villein held land

Type of:
land tenure, tenure
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
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