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