# vill

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɪl/ · frequency rank #63,349

## Definitions
1. The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish.
2. A villa; a country residence.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin vīlla. Doublet of villa and ville.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vill