- a variation of serfdom.
serfage
Example Sentences
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A freeman might deliver himself to serfage by putting a leathern thong upon his neck.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
Cancel charters of manumission as the council might, serfage was henceforth a doomed and perishing thing.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
Like all the greater revolutions of society, the advance from this mere serfage was a silent one; indeed its more galling instances of oppression seem to have slipped unconsciously away.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green
In the time of serfage the proprietors clearly perceived these and similar advantages, and compelled their serfs to live together in large families.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
In the geographical distribution of serfage we can see reflected the origin and history of the institution.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
