villeinage

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English vilenage, villeinage, villenage, from Old French vilenage, villenage, Anglo-Norman vileinage, villeinage, and Medieval Latin vileināgium, villenāgium.[1] By surface analysis, villein +‎ -age.

Noun

villeinage (countable and uncountable, plural villeinages)

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

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References

  1. ^ “vileināǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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