Sentences

villenage in a sentence

n.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

Villenage is a feudal system in medieval England where peasants were bound to the land and subject to the authority of a lord.

Sample Sentences

  1. In medieval England, the concept of villenage often meant that peasants were bound to the land and subject to the lord's authority.
  2. Despite the abolition of villenage, its remnants can still be felt in the socio-economic structures of some rural communities.
  3. She researched the history of villenage to understand the legal and social implications of feudal obligations.
  4. The villagers lived under a system of villenage, which dictated their rights and duties to the landowner.
  5. His ancestors had once worked the fields as part of villenage, tethered to the whims of a local noble.