- A
villein is a
class of serf tied to the land
under the
feudal system. As part of the
contract with the lord of the manor, they were
expected to spend...
- A knight-
villein (Cavaleiro-vilão in Portuguese,
caballero villano in Spanish) was a free
plebeian hor**** who
owned land,
weapons and a horse, despite...
- used for the
benefit of his
household and dependents;
Dependent (serf or
villein)
holdings carrying the
obligation that the
peasant household supply the...
- needed] In
medieval England, two
types of
villeins existed –
villeins regardant that were tied to land and
villeins in
gross that
could be
traded separately...
-
Socage (/ˈsɒkɪdʒ/) was one of the
feudal duties and land
tenure forms in the
English feudal system. It
eventually evolved into the
freehold tenure called...
- /
Landed gentry Franklin /
Yeoman /
Retinue /
Vavasour Husbandman Free
tenant Domestic servant Vagabond Serf /
Villein /
Bordar /
Cottar Slave v t e...
-
could imply "rustic" as well as "robber", as the
English term villain/
villein. In 21st-century English, the word "peasant" can mean "an ignorant, rude...
- Kingdom. The do****ent sti****ted that «
villeins,
animals or some
other chattel » could be traded. «
Villeins » were
rural semi-free
laborers akin to...
- / High-reeve
Thegn Thingmen /
housecarl (retainer)
Reeve /
Verderer (bailiff)
Churl (free tenant)
Villein (serf)
Cottar (cottager) Þēow (slave) v t e...
- Furthermore,
these villein tenancies were
remarkably uniform in
terms of size.
Barring extreme cases, it is
estimated that
around 95% of all
villein estates were...
