villeinage Hear it!

villeinage definition

vil·lein·age or villenage vil′·len·age (-ij)

noun

  1. the status of a villein
  2. the conditions of tenure by which a villein held his land

Etymology: ME villenage < OFr: see villain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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