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51Paul Vinogradoff — Paul Gavrilovich Vinogradoff Born 30 (18) November 1854 Kostroma, Russia Died 19 December 1925(1925 12 19) (aged 71) Paris …
52Welsh law — For the current Welsh law, see Contemporary Welsh Law. For the law currently in force in England and Wales, see English law. Drawing of a judge from the Peniarth 28 manuscript …
53Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
54manorialism — /meuh nawr ee euh liz euhm, nohr /, n. the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages. [1895 1900; MANORIAL + ISM] * * * or seignorialism Political, economic, and social system by which the peasants of medieval… …
55United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
56Servus casatus — Lit. a housed slave . A slave with a cottage might even have a piece of land. Though not a free man, this slave was bound to his lord as any other tenant or *villein was. His status as slave was the added burden, one which the church sought to… …
57Villeinage — Tenure by which a villein held his land; it was known as tenure by villeinage or in villeinage . The Latin form used was villanagium. Cf. Villein; Bondus …
58Wainage — Implements required by a *villein to carry out his work; also the wagons and team of an estate. When a man was amerced, the amount was judged according to his station but his wainage was exempt from confiscation. *Bracton compared the villein s… …
59villeinage — vil•lein•age or vil•len•age [[t]ˈvɪl ə nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) why+law the tenure by which a villein held land from a lord 2) law why the condition or status of a villein • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF, OF …
60villeinage — /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/ (say viluhnij) noun 1. the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from the lord. 2. the condition or status of a villein. Also, villainage, villanage, villenage. {Middle English, from Old French. See villain, age} …
