vill
English
/vɪl/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish.
- (obsolete) A villa; a country residence.
Etymology
Derived from Old French vile (farm, country estate) derived from Latin villa (country house, estate, villa, large country residence).
Origin
Latin
villa
Gloss
country house, estate, villa, large country residence
Kanji
荘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ville English
- Ville Platte English
- villa Latin
- villanus Latin
- villāticus Latin
- vīlla Latin
- villa Italian
- Deville French
- Léopoldville French
- Villeneuve French
- bidonville French
- centre-ville French
- monoville French
- ville French
- écoville French
- villa Spanish, Castilian
- *sinþaz Proto-Germanic
- *wiljô Proto-Germanic
- *þeudō Proto-Germanic
- vile Old French
- Vilaguillulfe Galician
- Vilasantar Galician
- Vilatuíxe Galician
- Vilouchada Galician
- wīlāri Old High German
- ville Middle French
- vila Old Portuguese
- vila Venetian
- vil Haitian, Haitian Creole
- ville Bourguignon