villein
21Villein — Peasant occupying land subject to a lord. He was effectively tied to the land and the *manor, and not permitted to leave without permission. [< Lat. villa = a farm] Cf. Villeinage; Bondus …
22villein — Synonyms and related words: bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondsman, bondswoman, captive, chattel, chattel slave, churl, concubine, debt slave, galley slave, helot, homager, liege, liege man, liege subject, odalisque, peon, serf, servant, slave,… …
23villein — vil|lein [ˈvılın, ˈvıleın] n a poor farm worker in the Middle Ages who was given a small piece of land in return for working on the land of a rich lord …
24villein — vil|lein [ vılən, vı leın ] noun count a poor farm worker in the Middle Ages who was forced to work on the land of a very powerful person …
25villein — [ vɪlən, eɪn] noun (in medieval England) a feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land. Origin ME: var. of villain …
26villein — noun (C) a poor farm worker in the Middle Ages who was given a small piece of land in return for working on the land of a rich lord compare peasant (1) …
27villein — vil·lein …
28villein — vil•lein [[t]ˈvɪl ən, eɪn, vɪˈleɪn[/t]] n. why+law (in the feudal system) a member of a class of persons who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights of freemen with respect to others • Etymology: 1275–1325; see villain …
29villein — /ˈvɪlən / (say viluhn) noun a member of a class of half free persons under the feudal system who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights and privileges of freemen with respect to others. Also, villain. {variant of villain} …
30villein — n. free villager; serf. ♦ villeinage, n …
