villainage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Freemen holding in villainage and born villains get mixed up under the same names.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
It is a stepping-stone from villainage to socage, or rather to socman's tenure.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
If we proceed from principles to their application in detail, we at once find, that in most cases the broad rules laid down on the subject do not fit all the particular aspects of villainage.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Ancient demesne tenure is another proof of the same freedom in villainage; it is protected though base, and supposes independent rights on the part of the peasantry.
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
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