[ArM5] Medieval Law question

Saxum Caribetum saxum.caribetum at ntlworld.com
Thu Apr 14 13:48:25 EDT 2005


Juergen Wolter wrote:

> Where I wrote 'villain', I meant medieval Latin 'villanus', that is, 
> English 'villein'.
>
that's exactly where the English language gets the word "villain" - 
shows what the Norman overlords thought of their farmers...

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