Villeinage synonyms

vĭl'ə-nĭj

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enslavement
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
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helotry
Helots considered as a group.
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serfdom
The feudal system that includes serfs.
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servility
The condition of being servile.
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servitude
Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.
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slavery
A mode of production in which slaves constitute the principal work force.
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thrall
The condition of being enslaved or dominated, often in a psychological way; thralldom
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thralldom
The condition of being a thrall; servitude; slavery
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yoke
Any mark or symbol of bondage or servitude
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over (related)
Something in addition; excess; surplus
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villainage
Alternative form of villeinage.
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Find another word for villeinage. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for villeinage, like: bondage, enslavement, helotry, serfdom, servileness, servility, servitude, slavery, thrall, thralldom and yoke.
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Villeinage Sentence Examples

  • This change led to the gradual disappearance of tenants in villeinage - the villeins and cottiers - and the rise on the one hand of the small independent farmer, on the other of the hired labourer.

  • The rebels at first demanded no more than that Richard should declare villeinage abolished, and that all feudal dues and services should be commuted for a rent of fourpence an acre.

  • The rebellion, therefore, had failed either to abolish villeinage in the countryside or to end municipal oligarchy in the towns, and many lords took the opportunity of the time of Decline of reaction in order to revindicate old claims over their ~be bondsmen.

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