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Meaning of "villein" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VILLEIN

From Old French vilein serf.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VILLEIN

villein  [ˈvɪlən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VILLEIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Villein is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VILLEIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

villein

Serfdom

Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism. It was a condition of bondage which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted in some countries until the mid-19th century. Serfs who occupied a plot of land were required to work for the Lord of the Manor who owned that land, and in return were entitled to protection, justice and the right to exploit certain fields within the manor to maintain their own subsistence. Serfs were often required not only to work on the lord's fields, but also his mines, forests and roads. The manor formed the basic unit of feudal society and the Lord of the Manor and his serfs were bound legally, economically, and socially. Serfs formed the lowest social class of feudal society. The decline of serfdom in Western Europe has sometimes been attributed to the Black Death, which reached Europe in 1347, although the decline had begun before that date. Serfdom became increasingly rare in most of Western Europe after the Renaissance, but conversely, it grew strong in Central and Eastern Europe, where it had previously been less common.

Definition of villein in the English dictionary

The definition of villein in the dictionary is a peasant personally bound to his lord, to whom he paid dues and services, sometimes commuted to rents, in return for his land.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VILLEIN


abutilon
əˈbjuːtɪlən
Babylon
ˈbæbɪlən
billon
ˈbɪlən
castellan
ˈkæstɪlən
Dylan
ˈdɪlən
Galen
ˈɡeɪlən
Macmillan
məkˈmɪlən
McMillan
məkˈmɪlən
out-villain
ˌaʊtˈvɪlən
pylon
ˈpaɪlən
scintillon
sɪnˈtɪlən
Venezuelan
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlən
villain
ˈvɪlən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VILLEIN

villainy
villanage
villanella
villanelle
villanous
villanously
Villanovan
villar
Villars
villatic
villeggiatura
villeinage
villenage
Villeneuve
Villeurbanne
villi
villication
Villiers
Villiers de l´Isle Adam
villiform

WORDS THAT END LIKE VILLEIN

acrolein
brasilein
brazilein
cerulein
en plein
gallein
Klein
Kwajalein
mullein
nuclein
olein
phenolphthalein
phthalein
terreplein
triolein

Synonyms and antonyms of villein in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «villein» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VILLEIN

Find out the translation of villein to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of villein from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «villein» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

农奴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

villano
570 millions of speakers

English

villein
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

villein
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

villein
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виллан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

villein
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রাম্য লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vilain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Villein
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leibeigene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

農奴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

villein
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Villein
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nông nô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

villein
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Villein
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ortaçağ köylüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

villano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pańszczyźniany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виллан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

villein
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

villein
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

villein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

villein
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

villein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of villein

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VILLEIN»

The term «villein» is regularly used and occupies the 94.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VILLEIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «villein» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «villein» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about villein

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VILLEIN»

Discover the use of villein in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to villein and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full ...
The following passage from the former author presents in few words a forcible picture of the villein's abject condition. Servi autem sub potestate dominorum sunt , nee solvitur dominica potestas quamdiu manen- tesfuerint in villenagio, levantes ...
Alexander Mansfield Burrill, 1850
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English Historical Documents, 1189-1327
Villein status The treatise on the laws and customs of the realm of England commonly called "Glanvill" was written at the very outset of the period with which we are concerned, probably between 1 1 87 and 1 189. These extracts from it, (a) , ...
David Charles Douglas, Harry Rothwell, 1996
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A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically ...
The prmci- 4 If the lord sues against his villein a prtcipe quad redd*:, if be h'reo'ns "1 ^covers or is nonsuit after appearance, this is a manumission ; for for that 'by that he might lawfully have' entered into the land without suit. Litt. s. 208. enablei  ...
Charles Viner, 1793
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The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: ...
Where laches of entry or leisure fliall not prejudice the king of the lands or goods of his villein, 118. a. 119. b. Where the lord may justify his entry into land, to make claim to a reversion, or other profit us bis villein, 119. a. b. What lhall be laid a ...
Sir Edward Coke, 1809
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Historical Lovecraft: Tales of Horror Through Time
A reader of this history might well wonder why Mr. Villein did not quit Calipash Manor, given that his situation, previously so agreeable, he now found intolerable . Mr. Villein was, however, loath to leave England. He had received a letter from ...
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paula Regina Stiles, 2011
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Lyttleton, His Treatise of Tenures: In French and English
Tmun in vu- 'W Tenure in villenage (a) is most properly when a vil- tmure i» mr- lein holdeth of his lord, to whom he is a villein, certain lands vile. '72 Tenure en villenage est plus proprement, quant un vil- leyn tient de son seignour a qui il est  ...
Sir Thomas Littleton, Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1841
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Monthly Miscellany, Or, Gentleman and Lady's Complete ...
Tess them whenever he pleased; and it was upon villein services, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lords demesnes, and any other the meanest offices : and these services were not only base, but uncertain both as to their time  ...
‎1774
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The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, ...
Villenage and Villein. See Continual Claim, Freehold, Manumission, Prescription. The etymology of the word, 116. a. The description of a tenure in villenage, 116. a . How villeins were anciently called, 116. a. liow villenage first began, 116. b.
Sir Edward Coke, Sir Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, 1832
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Notes on Lord Coke's First Institute, Or Commentary Upon ...
W here laches of entry or seisure (ball not prejudice. the king of the lauds or good * us his vii.cw, 118. a. 119. b. Where the lord may justify his entry into land, ro make claim to a reveruua, or other profit ot ho villein, 11V. a- b. What uiail be laid a ...
Sir Edward Coke, Francis Hargrave, Charles Butler, 1809
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Lyttleton, His Treatise of Tenures in French and English
1 . . .,, . fenw-e is «»•- lein holdeth of his lord, to whom he is a villein, certain lands vile. !72 Tenure en villenage est plus proprement, quant un vil- leyn tient de son seignour a qui il est villeyn, certeynes terrez, * Another reading of this passage ...
Sir Thomas Littleton, Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1841

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VILLEIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term villein is used in the context of the following news items.
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Villein matkavideo -kilpailun voitto Turkuun
Turkulaisten Haron Wallianderin ja Harri Karpénin video ”Turku 30 sekunnissa” on valittu yleisöäänestyksellä ”villeimmäksi matkavideoksi” Ylen järjestämässä ... «YLE, Mar 15»
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Onko tässä UMK:n villein esitys?
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailussa Kimmo Blom panee kaiken peliin, sillä luvassa on koko kisan villein esitys. Historiasta kiinnostunut Kimmo nousee lavalle ... «Iltalehti, Feb 15»
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Toteuta villein matkavideo ja voita matka Pietariin!
Osallistuja toteuttaa enintään tunnusmusiikin pituisen, omaperäisen ja omakohtaisen ”Villein matkavideon”. Musiikin kesto on noin 40 sekuntia. Kilpailuun voi ... «YLE, Feb 15»
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Exclusive preview: This is 'Obduction,' Cyan's spiritual successor to …
The last world, Villein, is more of a swamp world. However, I don't know much more than that—we bypassed the 3D models and looked at a few pieces of ... «PCWorld, Oct 14»
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Nainen, tällöin olet villein ja viehättävin
1. Texasin yliopiston Austinissa teettämästä tutkimuksesta selviää, että miehet haistavat hedelmällisen naisen. Naiset eivät käyttäneet hajuvettä, kosmetiikka, ... «Iltalehti, Jun 14»
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Lynne Barrett-Lee: Growing out of my bad case of gardening ennui
And, as you'll also know if you're up on your medieval history, vilains are to Gaul what villeins are to Britain i.e. they are growers of things in rows par excellence. «WalesOnline, Apr 14»
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Medieval peasants really did not work only 150 days a year
What Shor (and others, for there are others who make the same claim) has done is looked at the labour service expected of the villein and then claimed that this ... «The Adam Smith Institute, Sep 13»
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Antti Teivaisen villein tuuletus
Nurmijärveläinen raviohjastaja Antti Teivainen, 52, on ajanut pitkällä urallaan yli 7 000 voittoa. Niihin mahtuu lukematon määrä onnistumisia isoissa kilpailuissa ... «Iltalehti, Sep 12»
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60 SECONDS: Pete Doherty
I’ve written a novel called The Lonely Villein. Villein is like a medieval word for a peasant, an Old English word. I started writing it when I was in prison. «Metro, Aug 06»

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