/
ˈvɪlən/
n.
- a wicked person or a person guilty of a crime.
▸(in a play or novel) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
- archaic variant spelling of villein.
Derivative
- villainous adj.
- villainously adv.
- villainousness n.
- villainy n.
(pl. villainies)
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Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘a rustic’): from OFr. vilein, based on L. villa (see villa).
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