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BORDAGE
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V04,
Page 244
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BORDAGE . (1) A nautical See also:term (from Fr. See also:bard, See also:side) for the planking on a See also:ship's side . (2) A feudal term (from See also:Lat. See also:borda, a cottage) for the See also: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 See also:lord in return for See also:menial services (see See also:VILLENAGE) . |
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