aillt

aillt
noun /ˈaɪlt/
A semi-servile class among the Cymry.

... but the laws and the Extents make us acquainted with another class, somewhat akin to the manorial serf of England, the aillt class.


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  • aillt — ˈīlt noun ( s) Etymology: Welsh : one of a semiservile class among the early Cymry; also : tenant farmer …   Useful english dictionary

  • semiservile — “+ adjective Etymology: semi + servile : half servile; especially : of or being a class of men (as the Roman colonus or the Welsh aillt) having many rights of freemen but not free in other respects …   Useful english dictionary

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