[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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