villein

名词 villein:

1. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
   同义词：serf, helot

villein 也作 vil.lain

n.（名词）
One of a class of feudal serfs who held the legal status of freemen in their dealings with all people except their lord.
封建时代英国的农奴：封建农奴阶层之一，除了他们的主人外他们与其他人关系上拥有自由人的合法地位

来源：
Middle English vilein * see villain
中古英语 vilein *参见 villain