VILLEIN


Meaning of VILLEIN in English

vil ‧ lein /ˈvɪlən, ˈvɪlɪn, ˈvɪleɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

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 ⇨ feudalism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.