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villein
noun(vil-lein)
a free common villager or village peasant of any of the feudal classes lower in rank than the thane
villein
noun(vil-lein)
a free peasant of a feudal class higher in rank than a cotter
villein
noun(vil-lein)
an unfree peasant standing as the slave of a feudal lord but free in legal relations with respect to all others

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