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vill

The correct spelling is vill.

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noun

IPA: /vɪl/

Say it like: Vil-l

The correct spelling is vill. The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish. For example: "Do what you will."

Usage Examples

Do what you will.

I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine.

Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.

Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).
  2. 2.(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
  3. 3.(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
  4. 4.(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.
  5. 5.(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

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