villanus.
villein; feudal tenant;
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to a vill, town or city.
Of or pertaining to a village or the countryside.
Of or pertaining to villeinage.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīlla Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin vīllānus From vīlla + -ānus (adjectival suffix).
A villein: a serf or bondsman of a manorial lord.
A villager or other rural resident (opposed to burgensis).
A townsman.
A churl or geneat: a free peasant or retainer.
A type of freeman, lower-ranking than an infanzón.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīlla Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin vīllānus From vīlla + -ānus (adjectival suffix).
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