Villeinage, as opposed to other forms of serfdom, was most common in Western European feudalism, where land ownership had developed from roots in Roman law. A variety of kinds of villeinage existed in Western Europe and it is impossible to arrive at a precise definition which satisfies them all.

serfdom, condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord. The vast majority of serfs in medieval Europe obtained their subsistence by cultivating a plot of land that was owned by a lord.

The meaning of VILLENAGE is tenure at the will of a feudal lord by villein services.

Find the legal definition of VILLENAGE from Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition. A servile kind of tenure belonging to lands or tenements, whereby the tenant was bound to do all such services as the lord commanded, or were fit for a...

2021年8月17日 · VILLENAGE (Villainage, Villanage, Villeinage), a medieval term (from villa, villanus), pointing to serfdom, a condition of men intermediate between freedom and slavery. It occurs in France as well as in England, and was certainly imported into English speech through the medium of Norman French.

villenage. Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems.

VILLENAGE definition: the status and condition of a villein | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

3 种含义: → a variant spelling of villeinage (in medieval Europe) 1. the status and condition of a villein 2. the tenure by which a villein held his.... 点击查看更多定义。

2 种含义: (in medieval Europe) 1. the status and condition of a villein 2. the tenure by which a villein held his land.... 点击查看更多定义。

villeinage (vil- [schwa]-nij). Hist. 1. The holding of property through servitude to a feudal lord; a servile type of tenure in which a tenant was obliged to render base services to a lord. Cf. KNIGHT SERVICE; SOCAGE. 2. A villein’s status, condition, or service. — Also spelled villenage; villainage; villanage. — Also termed villein tenure.