villus

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Two classes of men have special rights in the moor: owners and occupiers of tenements within the forest, and venville tenants, or owners of land in particular vills, or towns, adjoining the forest.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

The island of Mona contains three hundred and forty-three vills, considered equal to three cantreds.

From The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales by Cambrensis, Giraldus

Some of the royal vills eventually entered the class of boroughs, but by another route, and for the present the private stronghold and the royal dwelling may be neglected.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

When parliamentary consent became indispensable, the free tenants in ancient demesne, or rather such of them as inhabited some particular vills, were called to parliament among the other representatives of the commons.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

The country was divided into vills, or townships—often, Early history. though not necessarily, or always, coterminous with the parish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various