villein
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman vilein, variant of vilain; from Medieval Latin villanus (“field hand”), from Latin villa (“country home”). Doublet of villain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]villein (plural villeins)
- (historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.
- 1907, Antiquities of Sunderland and Its Vicinity - Volumes 5-7, page 73:
- If any burgess be appealed of a plea whereon wager of battle may issue by a villein or outdweller , let him defend himself by oath, that is to say by the 36 men, unless he is challenged in respect of a crime that the law requires him to defend by battle, in no case ought a burgess to fight against a villein if he have challenged him unless before the dispute he shall have quitted the burgage.
Hyponyms
[edit]- neif (female)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]feudal tenant
Finnish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]villein
Declension
[edit]Inflection of villein (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | villein | villeimmät | |
genitive | villeimmän | villeimpien villeinten | |
partitive | villeintä | villeimpiä | |
illative | villeimpään | villeimpiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | villein | villeimmät | |
accusative | nom. | villein | villeimmät |
gen. | villeimmän | ||
genitive | villeimmän | villeimpien villeinten villeimpäin rare | |
partitive | villeintä | villeimpiä | |
inessive | villeimmässä | villeimmissä | |
elative | villeimmästä | villeimmistä | |
illative | villeimpään | villeimpiin | |
adessive | villeimmällä | villeimmillä | |
ablative | villeimmältä | villeimmiltä | |
allative | villeimmälle | villeimmille | |
essive | villeimpänä | villeimpinä | |
translative | villeimmäksi | villeimmiksi | |
abessive | villeimmättä | villeimmittä | |
instructive | — | villeimmin | |
comitative | — | villeimpine |
Adjective
[edit]villein
Anagrams
[edit]Old French
[edit]Noun
[edit]villein oblique singular, m (oblique plural villeinz, nominative singular villeinz, nominative plural villein)
- Alternative form of vilain
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