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villein
7 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Word history
From Anglo Norman vilein, variant of vilain; from Medieval Latin villanus (“field hand”), from Latin villa (“country home”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s rare in everyday writing. Until then it scores as a bonus word.