- Naifty
- ♦ The state of being born in bondage or serfdom.(Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions, 1150-1400, 338)
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Naifty
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Naifty, writ of — Writ issued by *chancery allowing a manorial lord to reclaim his runaway peasant, or *naif (AnNor.). The Latin term was (homo) nativus = a native. [< AnNor. naif = peasant or villein attached to a *vill or settlement] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Naif — A peasant or villein attached to a vill or settlement. Cf. Naifty, writ of … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Natalis dies — Lit. birth day (of Christ), Christmas Day. Nativi. See Naifty, writ of … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
