Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
villein services — The services required of a villein by the lord of the manor … Ballentine's law dictionary
villein socage — Sometimes called privileged villeinage. A kind of villeinage such as has been held of the kings of England since the Norman Conquest. The services were villein services, but they were fixed and certain; the tenant could not alien but was… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Villein — The wealthiest class of peasant. They usually cultivate 20 40 Acres of land, often in isolated strips. A bondsman, a man bonded to the land that he worked. Villeins lived in villages, attached to a lord’s holdings, all but a slave. A lord who… … Medieval glossary
villein socage — Socage Soc age, n.[From {Soc}; cf. LL. socagium.] (O.Eng. Law) A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight s service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
villein socage — noun : a tenure of land held by a tenant villein owing by custom a duty to render to the feudal lord fixed and definite services of a base and servile nature * * * Medieval Hist. land held by a tenant who rendered to a lord specified duties of a… … Useful english dictionary
villein socage — /vilan sokaj/ In feudal and old English law, a species of tenure in which the services to be rendered were certain and determinate, but were of a base or servile nature; i.e., not suitable to a man of free and honorable rank. This was also called … Black's law dictionary
villein — [ vɪlən, eɪn] noun (in medieval England) a feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land. Origin ME: var. of villain … English new terms dictionary
Manorialism — This article is about the medieval system. For the 17th century system in Canada, see Seigneurial system of New France. Ploughing on a French ducal manor in March Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, c.1410 Manorialism, an essential element of … Wikipedia
villenage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from vilein, vilain Date: 14th century 1. tenure at the will of a feudal lord by villein services 2. the status of a villein … New Collegiate Dictionary
Villana faciunt servitia, sed certa et determinata — They perform villein services, but certain and fixed. See 2 Bl Comm 99 … Ballentine's law dictionary
