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villeinage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
villeinage
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a villein.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vilenage, vileinage, vileināgium

Usage

Inflected Forms

villeinages (plural) villainage (alternative) villanage (alternative) villenage (alternative)

Synonyms

villainage

Questions

What does villeinage mean?
The state of being a villein.
Where does villeinage come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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