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Definitions for Villein

[1] a member of a class of partially free persons under the feudal system, who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights and privileges of freemen with respect to others.
[2] (in medieval Europe) a peasant personally bound to his lord, to whom he paid dues and services, sometimes commuted to rents, in return for his land

Words related to Villein

laborer, sharecropper, rancher, peasant, producer, grower, rube, provincial, bumpkin, boor, rustic, hayseed, serf, peon, hick, farmhand, cropper, planter, chattel, servant

Words nearby Villein

villars, villatic, villavicencio, ville-de-paris, villeda morales, villein, villein socage, villeinage, villella, villeneuve, villeurbanne

Origin of Villein

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at villain

Words that may be confused with Villein

villain, villein

Word origin for Villein

C14: from Old French vilein serf; see villain

Synonyms for Villein

laborer, sharecropper, boor, bumpkin, cropper, farmhand, hayseed, hick, peon, planter, provincial, rube, rustic, serf, countryman/woman, hired hand