browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
vill |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vill \Vill\, n. [OF. ville, vile, a village, F. ville a town, city. See {Villa}.] A small collection of houses; a village. ``Every manor, town, or vill.'' --Sir M. Hale. Not should e'er the crested fowl From thorp or vill his matins sound for me --Wordsworth. Note: A word of various significations in English, law; as a manor; a tithing; a town; a township; a parish; a part of a parish; a village. The original meaning of vill, in England, seems to have been derived from the Roman sense of the term villa, a single country residence or farm; a manor. Later the term was applied only to a collection of houses more than two and hence came to comprehend towns. Burrill The statute of Exeter, 14 Edward I., mentions entire-vills, demivills, and hamlets.
more about vill
This work is licensed under a
