Villanage

Villanage
Villanage Vil"lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage}, and {villeinage}.] [1913 Webster]

I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the curious so late as the days of the Stuarts. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • villanage — villˈainage or villˈanage noun Villeinage • • • Main Entry: ↑villain * * * villanage variant of villeinage …   Useful english dictionary

  • villeinage — Villanage Vil lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • villenage — Villanage Vil lan*age (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage. See {Villain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord. [In this sense written also {villenage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Villenage — Vil len*age, n. [See {Villanage}.] (Feudal Law) Villanage. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Wealth of Nations — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written… …   Wikipedia

  • Россия. Русская наука: Историческая наука — Главным предметом исторической науки в России является прошлое родной страны, над которым работало и работает наибольшее число русских историков и на которое направлена, главным образом, деятельность разных учреждений, посвященных исторической… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • villainage — /vil euh nij/, n. villeinage. Also, villanage. * * * …   Universalium

  • villeinage — /vil euh nij/, n. 1. the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord. 2. the condition or status of a villein. Also, villainage, villanage, villenage. [1275 1325; ME vilenage < AF, OF. See VILLEIN, AGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • villainage — /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/ (say viluhnij) noun → villeinage. Also, villanage …  

  • villeinage — /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/ (say viluhnij) noun 1. the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from the lord. 2. the condition or status of a villein. Also, villainage, villanage, villenage. {Middle English, from Old French. See villain, age} …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”