English noun: villein | |||
| 1. | villein (person) (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | ||
| Synonyms | helot, serf | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thrall | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cotter, cottier | ||
| Domain category | Dark Ages, Middle Ages | ||
| Domain region | Europe | ||