villainage

or vil·lan·age

[ vil-uh-nij ]

noun

1. a variant of villeinage.

villainage

/ ˈvɪlənɪdʒ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of villeinage

Example Sentences

Definition and terminology of villainage at Common Law.

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The pressure upon subsistence was felt while villainage was still in force, and the terms upon which serfdom dissolved were influenced by this fact to an extent which has hitherto not been recognized.

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The sense of constant homage and continual service is irksome and galling to us; and we rejoice in being emancipated from it, as from a state of base and servile villainage.

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The duty of filling such offices when elected by the tenants and approved by the lord or his steward was, as has been said, one of the burdens of villainage.

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They required a general pardon, the abolition of slavery, freedom of commerce in market towns without toll or impost, and a fixed rent on lands, instead of the services due by villainage.

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