villeinage in English
noun
1
the tenure or status of a villein.
So long as villeinage had importance, the courts reinforced status by requiring some labour services over and above that fixed by custom and practice.
noun
villainage
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1. 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.
2. 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.