villainage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Bracton defines villainage as a condition of men who do not know in the evening what work and how much they will have to perform next morning.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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
I have been trying to make out what the theories of the lawyers were with regard to villainage in its divers ramifications.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
For this reason the position of a free husband towards the villainage of his wife a nief is not exactly parallel.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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