<h2>A) They worked the land on behalf of their lord but did not receive wages. </h2><h2 /><h2>Explanation:</h2><h2 />
Villein, or villain, was a name used in the feudal era to indicate a farmer who was legitimately united to a lord of the estate a villain in gross or in the event of a villein regardant to a manor. The preponderance of medieval European peasants were villains. Villains usually rented small homes, with or without land. As part of the agreement with their landlord, they were required to use some of their time to farm the lord's demesne or give other services, perhaps in addition to a rent of money or goods.
