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BORDAGE

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 244 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BORDAGE  . (1) A nautical

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term (from Fr.
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bard,
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side) for the planking on a
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ship's side . (2) A feudal term (from
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Lat.
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borda, a cottage) for the
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tenure by which a certain class of villein held their cottages; also the services due from these villeins or " bordars." A " bordar " (Med . Lat. bardarius) was a villein who obtained a cottage from his
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lord in return for
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menial services (see
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VILLENAGE) .

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