serfdom
IPA: sˈɝfdʌm
noun
- The state of being a serf.
- The feudal system that includes serfs.
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Examples of "serfdom" in Sentences
- Serfdom was abolished.
- As part of this, the end of serfdom was considered.
- In 1840, in the Kingdom of Hanover the serfdom was abolished.
- Do we see the Church campaigning against the evils of serfdom
- His wise reforms prepared the way for the abolition of serfdom.
- Conditions of the serfdom are only a minor factor in all of that.
- The Black Death broke the established social order and weakened serfdom.
- It was also partially responsible for the abolishment of serfdom in Russia.
- At the time, poverty was normal in the rural areas, and serfdom was common.
- As for the peasant situation, the return to serfdom is mentioned in the lead.