Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - villain
Villain
villain
n. 1 a person guilty or capable of great wickedness. 2 colloq. usu. joc. a rascal or rogue. 3 (also villain of the piece) (in a play etc.) a character whose evil actions or motives are important in the plot. 4 Brit. colloq. a professional criminal. 5 archaic a rustic; a boor. Etymology: ME f. OF vilein, vilain ult. f. L villa: see VILLA
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noun Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa Date: 14th century villein, an uncouth person ; boor, a deliberate scoundrel or criminal, a character in a story or play who opposes the hero, one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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