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One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.

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  1. n. One who holds lands by a base, or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/servile">servile, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/tenure">tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.
  2. n. A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.
  3. n. A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.
  4. a. Villainous.
  5. v. t. To debase; to degrade.
  6. n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  7. n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
  8. n:100 n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction