villein

English - Turkish

Definition of villein in English Turkish dictionary

köylü

ortaçağda derebeyi i

daresindeki köylü

{i} ortaçağ köylüsü

villeinageköylünün kendi malını derebeyinin tayin ettiği şartlar altında işletmesi

{i} derebeyine bağlı köylü

esir

English - English

Definition of villein in English English dictionary

A feudal tenant

A Norman term for tenant who was not free, but held his land, usually a virgate, in return for his labour in the Lord of the Manor's demesne

See Villain, 1

{i} serf, indentured servant, vassal, servant who is bound to a feudal lord and can be transferred with the estate; (Law) type of slave during the feudal era

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

a poor farm worker in the Middle Ages who was given a small piece of land in return for working on the land of a rich lord

Worker on a country estate

Hyphenation

vil·lein

Etymology

() From Anglo-Norman villein, variant of villain; from Medieval Latin villanus "field hand" Latin villa "country home".