\Vil"lain*y\, n.; pl. {Villainies}. [OE. vilanie, OF.
vilanie, vilainie, vileinie, vilanie, LL. villania. See
{Villain}, n.] [Written also {villany}.]
1. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous;
   extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy
   of the seducer. ``Lucre of vilanye.'' --Chaucer.
         The commendation is not in his wit, but in his
         villainy.                             --Shak.
2. Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul
   talk. [Archaic]
         He never yet not vileinye ne said In all his life,
         unto no manner wight.                 --Chaucer.
         In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed
         villainy, as being proper for rustic boors, or men
         of coarsest education and employment. --Barrow.
         Villainy till a very late day expressed words foul
         and disgraceful to the utterer much oftener than
         deeds.                                --Trench.
3. The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.
         Such villainies roused Horace into wrath. --Dryden.
         That execrable sum of all villainies commonly called
         a slave trade. --John Wesley.