VILLEINS

Meaning of VILLEINS in English

➡ feudalism

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

COPYHOLD — In English law, a form of landholding defined as a "holding at the will of the lord according to the …
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TOLL — I. ˈtōl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English toll, tol, from Old English toll; akin to …
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REEVE — I. ˈrēv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English reve, ireve, from Old English gerēfa, from ge- (perfective, associative, and …
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COTTER — I. noun or cot·tar ˈkäd.ə(r), -ätə- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cottar, cotar, from Medieval Latin cottarius, cotarius, from …
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JACQUERIE — [ 'dʒeɪk(ə)ri ] ■ noun a communal uprising or revolt. Origin C16: from OFr., lit. 'villeins', from Jacques , a …
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MANORIALISM — also called Manorial System, Seignorialism, or Seignorial System, political, economic, and social system by which the peasants of medieval Europe …
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DEMESNE — in English feudal law, that portion of a manor not granted to freehold tenants but either retained by the lord …
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COPYHOLD — in English law, a form of landholding defined as a holding at the will of the lord according to the …
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CEORL — also spelled Churl, the free peasant who formed the basis of society in Anglo-Saxon England. His free status was marked …
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PEASANTS' REVOLT — also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion (1381), first great popular rebellion in English history. Its immediate cause was the imposition of …
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CISTERCIAN — byname White Monk, or Bernardine, member of a Roman Catholic monastic order that was founded in 1098 and named after …
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VILLEIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 44 villeins with 12 borders have 28 ploughs. …
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COPYHOLD — n. In English law, a form of landholding defined as a "holding at the will of the lord according to …
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FEUDALISM — Feudalism is a social system that was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century and lasted throughout …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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