villein

Other forms: villeins

Definitions of villein
  1. noun
    (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
    synonyms: helot, serf
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    types:
    cotter, cottier
    a medieval English villein
    type of:
    thrall
    someone held in bondage
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