villeinage

== English == === Alternative forms === villainage villanage villenage === Etymology === From Middle English vilenage, villeinage, villenage, from Old French vilenage, villenage, Anglo-Norman vileinage, villeinage, and Medieval Latin vileināgium, villenāgium. By surface analysis, villein +‎ -age. === Noun === villeinage (countable and uncountable, plural villeinages) The state of being a villein. A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom. ==== Translations ==== === References ===