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thaumasiotes
on April 27, 2021
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Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informa...
Autocorrect strikes again?
villain
- antagonist; evildoer
villein
- peasant ranking above a serf
smogcutter
on April 27, 2021
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Same root thought, funnily enough. Iirc the meaning of "villain" as evildoer actually grows out of the meaning of "relatively well off villager".
mcguire
on April 28, 2021
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Yep. It didn't look right, but autocorrect didn't complain.
Works either way, though. :-)
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villain - antagonist; evildoer
villein - peasant ranking above a serf