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• Villanage — Vil lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• villanage — villˈainage or villˈanage noun Villeinage • • • Main Entry: ↑villain * * * villanage variant of villeinage …   Useful english dictionary

• villeinage — Villanage Vil lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• villenage — Villanage Vil lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Villenage — Vil len*age, n. [See {Villanage}.] (Feudal Law) Villanage. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Wealth of Nations — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written… …   Wikipedia

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• villainage — /vil euh nij/, n. villeinage. Also, villanage. * * * …   Universalium

• villeinage — /vil euh nij/, n. 1. the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord. 2. the condition or status of a villein. Also, villainage, villanage, villenage. [1275 1325; ME vilenage < AF, OF. See VILLEIN, AGE] * * * …   Universalium

• villainage — /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/ (say viluhnij) noun → villeinage. Also, villanage …  

• villeinage — /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/ (say viluhnij) noun 1. the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from the lord. 2. the condition or status of a villein. Also, villainage, villanage, villenage. {Middle English, from Old French. See villain, age} …