serfdom

serf  (sûrf)

n.

1. A member of the lowest feudal class, attached to the land owned by a lord and required to perform labor in return for certain legal or customary rights.

2. An agricultural laborer under various similar systems, especially in 18th- and 19th-century Russia and eastern Europe.

3. A person in bondage or servitude.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin servus, slave.]

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serfdom n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

serfdom - the state of a serf serfhood, vassalage slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage - the state of being under the control of another person

Translations

serfdom [ˈsɜːfdəm] N → servidumbre f (de la gleba) (fig) → servidumbre f

serfdom [ˈsɜː^rfdəm] n

(= system) → servage m

(= condition) → servage m

serfdom

n → Leibeigenschaft f; (fig) → Knechtschaft f

serfdom [ˈsɜːfdəm] n → servitù della gleba