villainage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And as I said, one looks naturally to such instances of egregious independence, in order to explain the affinity between privileged villainage and freehold.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
The majority of the peasants are villains, and the legal conception of villainage has its roots not in the connexion of the villain with the soil, but in his personal dependence on the lord.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
Surely this could happen only because the tenure in ancient demesne, although a kind of villainage, closely resembled freehold.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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 Paul Vinogradoff
And such instances would afford ample proof of the fact that their status has branched off from the same stem as villainage, if such proof were otherwise needed.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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