NOUN | state | villeinage, villainage | the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf |
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possession | villeinage | tenure by which a villein held land |
Meaning | The legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf. | |
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Synonym | villainage | |
Broader | legal status | A status defined by law |
servitude | state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | |
Spanish | villanaje, villanía |
Meaning | tenure by which a villein held land. | |
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Broader | tenure, land tenure | The right to hold property |
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