Break up ere long The serfdom of this world! (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).
Figurative. The…rulers are learning from experience that serfdom is not a profitable method of production (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
serf·dom — /ˈsɚfdəm/ noun [noncount] : the state of being a serf … Useful english dictionary
dom — dom·beya; dom·dan·iel; dom·er; dom·ic; dom·i·cil·able; dom·i·cil·i·ate; dom·i·nance; dom·i·nant·ly; dom·i·nate; dom·i·nat·ing·ly; dom·i·nation; dom·i·na·tive; dom·i·na·tor; dom·i·neck; dom·i·neer·ing·ly; dom·i·neer·ing·ness; dom·i·ni·ca;… … English syllables
serf — en·serf; serf; serf·age; serf·dom; serf·hood; serf·ish; serf·ism; serf·ship; en·serf·ment; serf·ish·ness; … English syllables
serf — [[t]sɜrf[/t]] n. 1) why a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord s land and transferred with it from one owner to another 2) why a slave • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF < L … From formal English to slang
serfdom — serf·dom … English syllables
serfdom — serf|dom [ˈsə:fdəm US ˈsə:rf ] n [U] the system of using serfs, or the state of being a serf … Dictionary of contemporary English
serfdom — serf|dom [ sɜrfdəm ] noun uncount the condition of being a serf … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
serfdom — (n.) 1850, from SERF (Cf. serf) + DOM (Cf. dom) … Etymology dictionary
Serfage — Serf age, Serfdom Serf dom, n. The state or condition of a serf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serfdom — Serfage Serf age, Serfdom Serf dom, n. The state or condition of a serf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
