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villeinage

villeinage noun: the state of being a villein.

Noun

villeinage (countable and uncountable, plural villeinages)

  1. The state of being a villein.
  2. A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.

Forms of villeinage

pluralvilleinages
alternative formvillainage
alternative formvillanage
alternative formvillenage

Origin of villeinage

From Middle English vilenage, villeinage, villenage, from Old French vilenage, villenage, Anglo-Norman vileinage, villeinage, and Medieval Latin vileināgium, villenāgium. By surface analysis, villein + -age.

Questions about villeinage

What does villeinage mean?
Villeinage means the state of being a villein.
What part of speech is villeinage?
Villeinage is a noun.
What is the plural of villeinage?
The plural of villeinage is villeinages.

Words near villeinage in the dictionary

  1. Villegaignon
  2. Villegas
  3. villeggiatura
  4. villegiatura
  5. villein
  6. villeinage
  7. villeinages
  8. villeiness
  9. villeinesses
  10. villeins
  11. Villejuif

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