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vilee (1258-59)

The form villee is a cross reference to the following entry:

vilee (1258-59)

villee,  villet  

s.

1township, village
( 1258-59 )  nul home clerc ne lay, franc ne vilein, de mesun de religion ne de vilee ...  Ann Burt 454
( 1292-93 )  soyent enquis par les .iiij. vileez plus procheyns  Sel Bills Eyre 65
( 1362 )  combien de cariage les ditz pernours ont pris [...] de chescun ville, villee ou singulere persone  Rot Parl1 ii 270
2official(s) of a town
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le futif prie de forjurer noster reaume [...] . Et si noun, si soit liveré a la villee a garder sour lour peril  BRITT i 17
( 1318 )  ... issi que visconte, villee ne nul autre ministre se medle si tost commme les felons serront atteint  Rot Parl2 68
3coll.townspeople
( 1285 )  si eus ne se soeffrent pas estre aresteuz seit heu e cri levé sur eus, e ceus qi funt la veille les siwent o tute la vilee o heu e cri de vile en vile  Stats I 97 iv
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les vilees en parlent ...  LANGTOFT thiol2 II 2066

See also:

vile1 
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