serfage
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So serfage became still more difficult to be distinguished from slavery.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
So long as serfage existed it was mere mockery to talk about re-organising Russia according to the latest results of political and social science.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
They are naturally a kind people; but let one example show how serfage can transmute kindness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
Rural serfage was maintained, which proves that the revolution had been directed by the burghers, and for their own profit.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
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
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