VILLEINAGE

villeinage

(noun) tenure by which a villein held land

villeinage, villainage

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

villeinage (countable and uncountable, plural villeinages)

The state of being a villein.

A feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.

Source: Wiktionary



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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