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serfdom

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serfdomnoun

serfdoms

servageTerme historique et féodal.

During the Middle Ages, serfdom was a common system in which peasants were tied to the land they worked on.

Au Moyen Âge, le servage était un système courant dans lequel les paysans étaient liés à la terre qu'ils cultivaient.

Additional translations

servitudeSens figuré ou social : condition d'oppression et de liberté restreinte.

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serfdomnoun

The state of being a serf or feudal laborer, bound under the feudal system to work on a lord's estate.

During the Middle Ages, serfdom was a common system in which peasants were tied to the land they worked on.

A system or condition of oppressive labor or restricted freedom that resembles the medieval institution of serfdom.

Some labor activists argue that the practice amounts to a modern serfdom.