| NOUN | person | villein, serf, helot | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord |
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| Meaning | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. | |
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| Synonyms | serf, helot | |
| Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| Region | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
| Narrower | cotter, cottier | A medieval English villein |
| Broader | thrall | someone held in bondage |
| Spanish | ilota, siervo, villano | |
| Catalan | serf | |
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