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English
Image:Villianc.svg|thumb|100px|a stereotypical villain (1,2,4)

Etymology
Probably ME. term|villein from OF. term|villain, in turn from Late L. term|villanus, meaning serf or peasant, someone who is bound to the soil of a term|villa, which is to say, worked on the equivalent of a plantation in late Antiquity, in Italy or Gaul.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪl�n|-ɪl�n
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Noun
en-noun

1. A vile, wicked person.
2. A man extremely depraved, or capable or guilty of great crimes.
3. A deliberate scoundrel.
4. The bad person in a stage or screen play.
5. archaic The lowest level of medieval serfdom.

Translations

Finnish: kelmi , lurjus
German: Bösewicht m (1,2), Schurke m (3,4)
Italian: scellerato m (1,2); cattivo m (4); vassallo m, servo feudale m (5)
Neapolitan: 'nfame (1,2,3)
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Polish: �otr m

Synonyms
knave
rascal
scamp
bad guy
cad

Related terms
villainess

Finnish

Alternative forms
villojen

Noun
villain

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