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bordar

bordar noun: a person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.

Noun

bordar (plural bordars)

  1. A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.
    Synonyms:
    bordarius

Synonyms of bordar

Forms of bordar

pluralbordars

Origin of bordar

From Latin bordarius, of Teutonic origin. See board.

Questions about bordar

What does bordar mean?
Bordar means a person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.
What part of speech is bordar?
Bordar is a noun.
What is the plural of bordar?
The plural of bordar is bordars.

Words near bordar in the dictionary

  1. Borda
  2. Borda count
  3. Borda counts
  4. bordage
  5. bordages
  6. bordar
  7. bordarii
  8. bordarius
  9. bordars
  10. Bordas
  11. Bordases

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