VILLEINAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tenure by which a villein held land

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("villeinage" is a kind of...):

land tenure; tenure (the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands)

Meaning:

The legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf

Synonyms:

villainage; villeinage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("villeinage" is a kind of...):

legal status (a status defined by law)

servitude (state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment)