villenage
Example Sentences
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A copyholder without legal remedy may seem little better than a tenant in mere villenage, except in name.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. anga??us,
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Much reference was made to the ancient laws of villenage, or semi-slavery, in Britain.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 by Chambers, William
Serfdom and villenage, distinctive features of, i. 197-200.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
But the germs of freedom did not die, for villenage in Normandy was lighter, and60 ceased far sooner, than in the rest of France.
From The Story of Rouen by Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir
