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tenure vs villeinage

villeinage vs tenure

tenure and villeinage both are nouns.

tenure is a verb but villeinage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tenure Yes No Yes No
villeinage Yes No No No
As nouns, villeinage is a hyponym of tenure; that is, villeinage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tenure:
  • tenure: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
  • villeinage: tenure by which a villein held land
Other hyponyms of tenure include copyhold, freehold.
tenure (noun) villeinage (noun)
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands tenure by which a villein held land
the term during which some position is held the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
tenure (verb) villeinage (verb)
give life-time employment to
Difference between tenure and villeinage

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