villein service
villein service (封建法)卑贱的役务；下等活 基于农奴土地保有而向领主履行的役务，一般均为低贱性质的，但由于自由人亦可以该形式保有土地，故这种役务并不只限于农奴。(=base services)
VILLEIN SERVICE
villein service
villein service. Hist. A base service that a villein performed, such as working on the lord’s land on certain days of the week (usu. two to four). • These services were not considered suitable to a man of free and honorable rank. — Also termed villein servitium. See WEEK-WORK.