VIL'LANAGE, noun
1. The state of a villain; base servitude.
2. A base tenure of lands; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord; usually written villenage.
3. Baseness; infamy. [See Villany.]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
VIL'LANAGE, noun
1. The state of a villain; base servitude.
2. A base tenure of lands; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord; usually written villenage.
3. Baseness; infamy. [See Villany.]