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Villenage

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Villenage, a base tenure.

There are two sorts:-1st, pure, where a man holds upon terms of doing whatsoever is commanded of him; and 2nd, privileged, otherwise called villein socage, which see. See also TENURE; 1 Steph. Com.

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