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It cannot be denied that the labour of the poor English is as effectually secured under the present arrangements, as it could possibly be under the system of villanage.

From A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America by Ferrall, S. A. (Simon Ansley)

Four years after his accession, a great insurrection of the peasants broke out, from discontent under the yoke of villanage, and the pressure of taxes.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

Mr. Newman says that it was Christians, not men, that the church sought to enfranchise; it little matters; she sought to abolish all villanage.

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry

Workmen in Hamburg are still in a state of villanage; beneath the roof of the “Herr” do they find at once a workshop, a dormitory, and a home. 

From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William

The rising tide of industrial revolution represented a climax of centuries of grievance; and when the revolt did come, it was as a demand for the manumission of property held in villanage.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh