/vil"euhn/ , n.
1. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot.
3. villein.
[ 1275-1325; ME vilein, vilain villanus a farm servant. See VILLA, -AN ]
Syn. 1. knave, rascal, rapscallion, rogue, scamp.