SERFDOM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The state of a serf

Synonyms:

serfdom; serfhood; vassalage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("serfdom" is a kind of...):

bondage; slavery; thraldom; thrall; thralldom (the state of being under the control of another person)

Derivation:

serf ((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)

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