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Villeinage

Noun: Villeinage refers to the status or condition of being a villein, or a feudal tenant who is bound to the land and subject to the will of a lord.

Related terms: feudalism, serfdom, bondage, servitude

Example sentences:

1. The peasants were trapped in a life of villeinage, unable to leave the land they tilled.
2. Villeinage was a prevalent form of social organization during the medieval period.

Adjective: When used as an adjective, villeinage describes anything related to or resembling the system of villeins or the conditions they lived in.

Example sentence: The village's social structure had clear divisions between the lord's manor and the villeinage houses.

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