serfage

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A crowd of rustics, maddened at the thought of revived claims of serfage, of interminable suits of law, poured into the streets of the town.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard

Let every species of serfage and of intermediary lien between the sovereign and the lowest class of people be abolished.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by Durand, John

A crowd of rustics, maddened at the thought of revived claims of serfage, of interminable suits of law which had become a tyranny, poured into the streets of the town.

From Stray Studies from England and Italy by Greene, John Richard

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

Nothing certain is known as to the origin of Russian serfage.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various