villeinage

English Thesaurus

1. tenure by which a villein held land (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	land tenure, tenure,
definition	:	the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands (noun.possession)

2. the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf (noun.state)

hypernym	:	legal status,
definition	:	a status defined by law (noun.state)

hypernym	:	servitude,
definition	:	state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment (noun.state)