villainage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The second conclusion is, that if a free man hold in villainage by villain services he cannot be ejected by the lord against his will, provided he is performing the services due from the holding.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
And so I may conclude: an investigation into the legal aspect of villainage discloses three elements in its complex structure.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
It is only the contrast between villainage and holding by charter that comes out strongly.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The Conquest had cast free and unfree peasantry together into the one mould of villainage; feudalism prevented villainage from lapsing into slavery.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Freemen holding in villainage and born villains get mixed up under the same names.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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