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villanus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From vīlla +‎ -ānus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vīllānus (feminine vīllāna, neuter vīllānum); first/second-declension adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. Of or pertaining to a vill, town or city.
  2. Of or pertaining to a village or the countryside.
  3. Of or pertaining to villeinage.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative vīllānus vīllāna vīllānum vīllānī vīllānae vīllāna
genitive vīllānī vīllānae vīllānī vīllānōrum vīllānārum vīllānōrum
dative vīllānō vīllānae vīllānō vīllānīs
accusative vīllānum vīllānam vīllānum vīllānōs vīllānās vīllāna
ablative vīllānō vīllānā vīllānō vīllānīs
vocative vīllāne vīllāna vīllānum vīllānī vīllānae vīllāna

Noun

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vīllānus m (genitive vīllānī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. A villein: a serf or bondsman of a manorial lord.
  2. A villager or other rural resident (opposed to burgensis).
  3. A townsman.
  4. (Anglo-Saxon England) A churl or geneat: a free peasant or retainer.
  5. (Spain) A type of freeman, lower-ranking than an infanzón.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Descendants

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References

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