transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-lən, ˈvi-ˌlān, vi-ˈlān ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein — more at villain
Date: 14th century
1. : a free common villager or village peasant of any of the feudal classes lower in rank than the thane
2. : a free peasant of a feudal class higher in rank than a cotter
3. : an unfree peasant standing as the slave of a feudal lord but free in legal relations with respect to all others