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Webster 1913 Edition


Villein

Vil′lein

,
Noun.
(Feudal Law)
See
Villain
, 1.

Definition 2024


villein

villein

English

Noun

villein (plural villeins)

  1. (historical) A feudal tenant.

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Old French

Noun

villein m (oblique plural villeinz, nominative singular villeinz, nominative plural villein)

  1. Alternative form of vilain