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Vinony

vill

noun

  1. administrative unit of feudal England
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vɪl/

noun

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

  1. The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish.
  2. A villa; a country residence.

    “Sometimes the kings in their country vills and seats of pleasure or retirement built a place of worship, which was the origin of royal free chapels.”

verb

Etymology: From will.

  1. Pronunciation spelling of will.

    ““My calculations predict another day or so. Ve vill be docking in Liverpool.””