villainage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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If it had been possible to follow out the principle, we should have been able to distinguish between villains proper and men of free blood holding in villainage.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The law of villainage must not be constructed either on the assumption of slavery, or on that of liberty, or on that of colonatus or ascription.
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
But the great majority of the tenants enjoyed special rights, and these men of ancient demesne were considered to be free by blood and holding in villainage.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
In their treatment of tenure they still hesitate between a complete denial of protection to villainage and the recognition of it as a mode of holding which is protected by legal remedies.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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