villenage

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Villenage.—Can any of your readers inform me at what period villenage became extinct in this kingdom?

From Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Proofs of this remarkable transformation from tenants in villenage to copyholders are found in the reign of Henry III.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

The beginning of the seventeenth century is the period usually referred to as the date of the extinction of personal villenage.

From Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 by Various

L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. anga??us,

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

These are, first, the servitude or villenage of the peasantry, and their gradual emancipation from that condition; and, secondly, the continual increase of commercial intercourse with foreign countries.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry