villein

Noun

Meaning

See Villain, 1.

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And when their bones into confusion fall, Say ye, who knew the living man by sight, Which is the villein now and which the knight? Walther von der Vogelweide

Ecclesiastical manors tended to be larger, with a significantly greater villein area than neighbouring lay manors. Source: Internet

Sub-letting of villein holdings was common, and labour on the demesne might be commuted into an additional money payment, as happened increasingly from the 13th century. Source: Internet

Typically, demesne accounted for roughly a third of the arable area, and villein holdings rather more; but some manors consisted solely of demesne, others solely of peasant holdings. Source: Internet

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