villain

villain
subs.
Use adj., P. and V. κᾰκοῦργος, πᾰνοῦργος, V. λεωργός (also Xen.); see villainous, rascal.

VILLAIN

A bad worthless fellow homo malus improbus: homo nequam. (The words are found in this connection and order.) nequam et improbus: homo scelestus sceleratus consceleratus: homo perditus or profligatus: homo nefarius et improbus: homo sine religione ulla ac fide. A detestable villain profligatissimus omnium mortalium ac perditissimus. homo omnium sceleratissimus: a manifest villain homo foedus et aperte malus: a crafty villain homo ingeniosissime nequam (Velleius): villain! scelus! (as abusive exclamation).

Serf adscriptus glebae: servus (general term for slave): mancipium (bought or taken in war): verna (one born in the house).

villain:

I. In feudal law, one who holds lands by a base or servile tenure, a bondman: in this sense also spelt VILLEIN, VILLAN.

1. ascriptītius (-cius) servus (a slave attached to the soil and transferred with it): Cod. Just. 11, 47, 6. [Ascriptitii glebae, villains regardant (Blackstone), opp. villains in gross who were transferable from one owner to another, and may be expr. by mancipia (v. infr., 3), or perh. servi.]

2. *ascriptus glebae, villanus M. L.

3. mancĭpium (a slave by purchase, regarded as property) Cic. pass.

4. cŏlōnus (of the later Imperial period): Cod. Just. 11, 47, 2 and 7 v. Smith's Dict. Ant. pp. 311, 312 v also SERF. Phr. v.-socage (or soccage), *socagium villanum, Du Cang.

II. A deliberate scoundrel (in this sense only written VILLAIN)

1. expr. by adj., with or without homo: (homo) scelestus, Pl.: Ter. homo nequam, flagitiosus, Cic. (v RASCAL, ROGUE) the greatest v.s, homines sceleratissimi, Sall. Jug. 31, med.: a most ingenious v., homo ingeniosissime nequam, Vell. 2, 48, post med. Join: thou wouldst have been a v., sceleratus et nefarius fueris, Cic. Mur. 30, 62: cf. id. Rep. 3, 17, 27, 12: cf. homines malefici sceleratique, Cic. Verr. 5, 55, 144: conscelerati contaminatique homines, Liv. 2, 37, extr.: improbus et scelestus, Pl. Mil. 3, 1, 135: malus et nequam homo, Pl. Ps. 4, 7, 1: improbus homo et perfidiosus, Cic. de Or. 2, 73, 297 homo nefarius impiusque, id. Off. 2, 14, 51. homo nequam et improbus, id. Deiot. 7, 21: the greatest v. on earth, profligatissimus omnium mortalium ac perditissimus, id. Verr. 3, 26, 65: cf. longe post natos homines improbissimus, id. Brut. 62, 224.

2. scĕlus, flāgĭtium (abstract for concrete), furcĭfer, verbĕro (v. RASCAL): vĕtērātor (v. ROGUE). Phr.: to play the v. (expr. by) scelus (and adj.) with verb: e. g. scelus nefarium facere, perficere, moliri, suscipere (v. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. scelus): the greatest v.s, maximorum molitores scelerum, Sen. Tranq. 7, post med. Join that v., labes illud atque coenum, Cic. Sest. 8, 20: cf. coenum illud ac labes, ib. 11, 26.