"vill" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vill.wav Forms: vills [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin vīlla. Doublet of villa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|vile||farm, country estate}} Old French vile (“farm, country estate”), {{cog|fr|ville||town}} French ville (“town”), {{der|en|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla, {{doublet|en|villa}} Doublet of villa Head templates: {{en-noun}} vill (plural vills)
  1. (historical) The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-vill-en-noun-0iA68~tq
  2. (obsolete) A villa; a country residence. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-vill-en-noun-Z6L1XhkG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From will. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} vill
  1. Pronunciation spelling of will. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: will
    Sense id: en-vill-en-verb-6tG6mS1d Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 1 11 0 1 0 0 10 13 13 10 0 0 0 0 11 13 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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