noun
Meaning 1
The state of being a villein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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villeinage
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noun
Meaning 2
A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
tenure by which a villein held land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tenure, land tenure
noun
Meaning 4
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: villainage
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Broader terms: legal status, servitude
History
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.