serfage

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Tendency toward serfage in the Code of 1705.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

Would not every dog-brother of them be better at home, working his serfage peaceably for his land?

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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

In K�ln the craftsmen had been reduced to all but serfage, and the merchant of Brussels might box at his will the ears of "the man without heart or honour who lives by his toil."

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard

They revived Old World objections, which, to one acquainted with the most every-day workings of serfage, were ridiculous.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)