the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
tenure by which a villein held land
例句
The law of nature contributed to the abolishment of villeinage and serfdom. 自然法对于废除农奴制和奴隶制起了很大的作用。
It dealt a telling blow to villeinage and a new class of yeomen farmers emerged, paving the way for the development of capitalism. 它沉重打击了封建农奴制度，产生了全新的自耕农阶级，为资本主义发展铺设了道路。
Second, it dealt a telling blow to villeinage, and third, a new class of yeomen farmers emerged, paving the way to the development of capitalism. 这次起义沉重打击了封建农奴制度，产生了全新的自耕农阶级，为资本主义发展铺设了道路。
The uprising dealt a telling blow to villeinage, and a whole new class of yeomen farmers emerged, paving the way for the development of capitalism. 这次起义沉重打击了封建农奴制度，产生了全新的自耕农阶级，为资本主义发展铺平了道路。
The law of nature contributed to the abolishment of villeinage and serfdom 自然法对于废除农奴制和奴隶制起了很大的作用。
Villeinage in Englandn. 《英国的农奴制》;保尔·维诺格拉多夫(Paul Vinogradoff)著
