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词汇 villeinage
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Definition of villeinage in English:

villeinage

noun ˈvɪlənɪdʒˈvɪleɪnɪdʒ
mass nounhistorical
  • The tenure or status of a villein in the feudal system.

    〈史〉隶农制;隶农身份

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The villeins had not won their freedom this time but had changed history and themselves forever, and within 50 years villeinage had disappeared from England forever.
    • In particular, they rejected villeinage - the condition of hereditary unfreedom - which bore down on them in a variety of ways.
    • So long as villeinage had importance, the courts reinforced status by requiring some labour services over and above that fixed by custom and practice.
    • Rents had been low, too, on peasants' customary holdings; labour services had been commuted, and servile villeinage had virtually disappeared by 1485.

Definition of villeinage in US English:

villeinage

noun
historical
  • The tenure or status of a villein.

    〈史〉隶农制;隶农身份

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rents had been low, too, on peasants' customary holdings; labour services had been commuted, and servile villeinage had virtually disappeared by 1485.
    • The villeins had not won their freedom this time but had changed history and themselves forever, and within 50 years villeinage had disappeared from England forever.
    • So long as villeinage had importance, the courts reinforced status by requiring some labour services over and above that fixed by custom and practice.
    • In particular, they rejected villeinage - the condition of hereditary unfreedom - which bore down on them in a variety of ways.
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