villein
gb/vˈɪlin/ us/vˈɪlin/
C2
Englisch
~ 9500
jobbágy
NOMEN
C2
ARCHAIC
1
jobbágy
C1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] is a villein of [someone]
As a villein, he owed several days of unpaid labor on his lord’s demesne each week.
Jobbágyként hetente több napnyi ingyenmunkát kellett végeznie a földesúr majorságában.
The charter granted certain protections to every villein living on the manor.
Az oklevél bizonyos védelmet biztosított minden, az uradalomban élő jobbágynak.
Historians debate how harsh daily life was for the average villein in thirteenth‑century England.
The court roll records that the villein could not sell his oxen without the lord’s permission.
By the late Middle Ages, it became easier for a villein to buy his freedom.
Beispiele für Lernende
The villein worked on the lord’s land every week.
A jobbágy minden héten a földesúr földjén dolgozott.
A villein could not leave the village without the lord’s consent.
A jobbágy nem hagyhatta el a falut a földesúr beleegyezése nélkül.
Each villein had to give part of his crops to the lord.
In that story, a poor villein asks his lord for help.
The teacher explained that a villein was not a free person.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners often confuse "villein" with "villain" because the words look and sound similar. "Villein" is a historical term for an unfree peasant in the Middle Ages, while "villain" means a bad or evil person, especially in stories or films. Do not use "villein" when you mean "bad person"; use "villain" instead.
Bedeutung
unfree medieval peasant tenant
Wortverbindungen
medieval villein
|unfree villein
|lord and villein
|status of the villein
|rights of the villein
Synonyme
serf (More common general term for an unfree peasant; less tied to specific English legal history than "villein".)
Antonyme
freeman (A person who was legally free and not bound to a lord’s land or control, the opposite legal status of a villein.)
Themen
history
|law
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In the Middle Ages, a farmer who was not free and had to work on a lord’s land, could not easily leave, and owed the lord work and other duties.
In medieval Europe, an unfree peasant who farmed land belonging to a lord and was legally bound to that land and to the lord’s control, owing labor and services rather than being fully free.
Grammatik
Grundform
villein
IPA
GB/vˈɪlin/
US/vˈɪlin/
Silben & Betonung
vil - lein (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (vil)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: villein
- Plural: villeins
Wortfamilie
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