- serf·dom
- /ˈsɚfdəm/ noun [noncount]: the state of being a serf
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serf|dom — «SURF duhm», noun. 1. the condition of a serf: »Break up ere long The serfdom of this world! (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). 2. the custom of having serfs or people treated almost like slaves. Serfdom existed all over Europe in the Middle Ages and… … 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
