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villeinage

/vil-uh-nij/US // ˈvɪl ə nɪdʒ //UK // (ˈvɪlənɪdʒ) //

村庄,乡镇政府,乡下人,乡镇企业

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
    • : the condition or status of a villein.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounslavery

Examples

  • Some of them as tenants in free socage may maintain their position; many fall down into the class of tenants in villeinage.

  • Against a background of villeinage and week-work, the borough begins to stand out as the scene of burgage tenure.

  • The barons homines we take to be freeholders; he would be absolutely liable for the tax cast upon his villeinage.

  • First, what was the legal nature of copyhold tenure, and how did it arise out of medival villeinage?

  • Even merchet, the most hateful of all the incidents of villeinage, is something more than a mere memory.