villeinage noun. ['vɪlǝnɪdʒ, -leɪn-] Also villanage, villainage. ME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French vilenage, medieval Latin villenagium: see VILLEIN, -AGE.]
Hist.
1. The state or condition of a feudal villein; serfdom. ME.

2. The tenure by which a feudal villein held or occupied his land. Also tenure in villeinage. LME.

3. The body of villeins, villeins collectively. M19.

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