Derived Words
- Hooverville — an area where homeless people generally lived during the Great Depression.
- Village — another loanword from French used for a settlement that was larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town.
- villain — feudal serf, peasant cultivator in subjection to a lord.
- villein — the same word used by modern historians.
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Famous quotes containing the words derived and/or words:
“All moral discipline, all moral perfection derived from the soul of literature.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)
“The peace of God, which passeth all understanding.”
—Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in Philippians, 4:7.
The words are also used in the Book of Common Prayer, Holy Communion (1662)