"villeinage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: villeinages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vilenage, villeinage, villenage, from Old French vilenage, villenage, Anglo-Norman vileinage, villeinage, and Medieval Latin vileināgium, villenāgium. By surface analysis, villein + -age. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vilenage}} Middle English vilenage, {{der|en|fro|vilenage}} Old French vilenage, {{der|en|xno|vileinage}} Anglo-Norman vileinage, {{der|en|ML.|vileināgium}} Medieval Latin vileināgium, {{surf|en|villein|-age}} By surface analysis, villein + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} villeinage (countable and uncountable, plural villeinages)
  1. The state of being a villein. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-villeinage-en-noun-Vh15f9-z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-villeinage-en-noun-3VStA-mK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: villainage, villanage, villenage

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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