VILLEIN


Meaning of VILLEIN in English

/ ˈvɪleɪn; NAmE / noun

(in the Middle Ages) a poor man who had to work for a richer man in return for a small piece of land to grow food on

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : variant of villain .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.