villein
IPA: vˈɪɫaɪn
noun
- (historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.
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Examples of "villein" in Sentences
- Compare tenant farmer with villein.
- This may be the result of villein having been merged here.
- A villein was the most common type of serf in the Middle Ages.
- A villein could not leave the land without the landowner's consent.
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