villein
81Villain — Vil lain, n. [OE. vilein, F. vilain, LL. villanus, from villa a village, L. villa a farm. See {Villa}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Feudal Law) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a… …
82villan — Villain Vil lain, n. [OE. vilein, F. vilain, LL. villanus, from villa a village, L. villa a farm. See {Villa}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Feudal Law) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class …
83Villenous — Vil len*ous, a. Of or pertaining to a villein. [1913 Webster] …
84bondage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English Date: 14th century 1. the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave 2. a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery):… …
85villain — noun Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa Date: 14th century 1. villein 2. an uncouth person ; boor 3. a deliberate scoundrel or criminal 4. a character in a story or play who …
86villanella — noun (plural villanelle) Etymology: Italian, from villano villein, peasant, from Medieval Latin villanus Date: 1596 1. a 16th century Italian part song in an intentionally unsophisticated style 2. an instrumental piece in the style of a rustic… …
87base — I. noun (plural bases) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin basis, from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go more at come Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate… …
881187 — Events* May 1 Battle of Cresson: Saladin defeats the crusaders. * July 4 Battle of Hattin: Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. * September 20 October 2 Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem. * October 21 Pope Gregory VIII …
89Peasant — A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground. The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays , or countryside. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense… …
90Ine of Wessex — Infobox Monarch name =Ine title =King of Wessex reign =688 ndash;726 predecessor =Cædwalla successor =Æthelheard queen =Æthelburg of Wessex father =Cenred date of death =after 726 place of death =Rome, Italy|Ine was King of Wessex from 688 to 726 …
