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villainage

American

[vil-uh-nij] / ˈvɪl ə nɪdʒ /

Or villanage

noun

a variant of villeinage.

villainage British

/ ˈvɪlənɪdʒ /

noun

a variant spelling of villeinage

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For this reason the position of a free husband towards the villainage of his wife a nief is not exactly parallel.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

It would be as wrong to restrict the study of villainage to legal documents as to disregard them.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Altogether, the study of rural work and rents leads to the same conclusion as the analysis of the legal characteristics of villainage.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Strictly speaking, there is no inheritance in villainage.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

I have had to speak of prescription as a source of villainage.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

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