Etymology

vill

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Today it means: The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish. Full definition →

Old French vile ← Latin vīlla
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vill · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvīlla
  2. Old French · derived fromvile“farm, country estate”
  3. English todayvill

From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin vīlla. Doublet of villa and ville.

vill · verb2

From will.

Words from the same roots

Latinvīlla all →

villagevillavillein

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