villein

Noun

A feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land.

ریشه

From Middle English, from Anglo-French 'villain', from Medieval Latin 'villanus', meaning farmhand.

مثال

• The villein worked on the lord's land in return for protection.
• In the feudal system, a villein was bound to the land and could not leave without the lord's permission.
• The villein paid his dues to the lord in the form of crops and labor.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Feudal villein Villein in the Middle Ages Villein worked on land